Ch8 Quiz Yourself

Front 1

A group of two or more integrated hard disks is called a ________ .

Back 1

RAID

Front 2

Most manufacturers guarantee their hard disks to last approximately ________ years.

Back 2

three to five

Front 3

Before any data can be read from or written on a hard disk, however, the disk must be ________ .

Back 3

formatted

Front 4

________ enable mobile users easily to transport digital photos, music, videos, or other files to and from mobile devices and computers or other devices.

Back 4

Memory cards

Front 5

If your computer or printer does not have a built-in card slot, you can purchase a ________ , which is a device that reads from and writes on memory cards.

Back 5

card reader/writer

Front 6

Optical discs store items by using microscopic ________ (indentations) and lands (flat areas) that are in the middle layer of the disc.

Back 6

pits

Front 7

A ________ is an optical disc on which users can write once, but not erase, their own items, such as text, graphics, and audio.

Back 7

CD-R

Front 8

Enterprise hardware often includes levels of ________ , which means that if one component fails or malfunctions, another can assume its tasks.

Back 8

redundancy

Front 9

Off-loading all (or at least the backup) storage management to an outside organization or a cloud storage provider, a practice known as ________ .

Back 9

outsourcing

Front 10

Some RAID levels use a technique called ________ , which splits data, instructions, and information across multiple disks in the array.

Back 10

stripping

Front 11

A network attached storage server, often called a ________ , has its own IP address, usually does not have a keyboard or display, and contains at least one hard disk, often configured in a RAID.

Back 11

storage appliance

Front 12

A ________ is a small, rectangular, plastic housing for tape.

Back 12

tape cartridge

Front 13

Hard drives, flash memory storage, and optical discs all use ________ , which means that the device can locate a particular file immediately, without having to move consecutively through items stored in front of the desired file.

Back 13

direct access

Front 14

A(n) ________ , which is an alternative to a magnetic stripe card, stores data on an integrated circuit embedded in the card.

Back 14

smart card

Front 15

Microfilm and microfiche have the ________ of any storage media.

Back 15

longest life