Secondary Storage (OCR GCSE Computer Science): Quizzes
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What are the three categories of secondary storage?
What are the three categories of secondary storage?
Optical, Magnetic, Solid State
Why is secondary storage described as non-volatile?
Why is secondary storage described as non-volatile?
Data is kept when power is off
How does optical storage write data?
How does optical storage write data?
Lasers write data to disk surface
What is the capacity of a standard DVD?
What is the capacity of a standard DVD?
Up to 4.7 GB
Why is magnetic storage slow to read data?
Why is magnetic storage slow to read data?
Due to moving parts
What makes solid-state memory have very fast access speeds?
What makes solid-state memory have very fast access speeds?
No moving parts
How do SSDs compare to HDDs in terms of speed?
How do SSDs compare to HDDs in terms of speed?
SSDs are much faster than HDDs
Why do HDDs have low durability?
Why do HDDs have low durability?
They have moving parts
What is the typical maximum capacity of USB flash drives?
What is the typical maximum capacity of USB flash drives?
Up to 1 TB
What factor affects cloud storage speed?
What factor affects cloud storage speed?
Internet connection speed
What is magnetic tape best suited for?
What is magnetic tape best suited for?
Long-term archives and backups
Which factor is NOT listed for choosing storage?
Which factor is NOT listed for choosing storage?
Colour