CH3: STORAGE DEVICES AND MEDIA NAME: _______________ DATE: / /

EXAM STYLE QUESTIONS GRADE: G10 IG ( G ) SCORE:____/37

Q1 Tick (✓) on one storage/memory that should be used in each scenario

SOLID
MAGNETIC OPTICAL RAM ROM
STATE
To store the current instructions in use by a
computer
CPU upload the program from secondary memory to
this memory

The data can be read from but cannot write in

To store the start-up instructions of a computer

To store data while the computer is switched on only

The digital data 0,1 store as a tiny pits and land

None-volatile memory, use the head to read/write

Have an actuator and platter

The data access time is the highest

Volatile memory

The user can not alter the data on it

The CPU communicate directly with this memory

Media that comes in XD, SD or CFast formats

A backup storage which has the largest capacity

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Q2 For exploring the environment, a school uses portable, battery-operated data loggers to measure
variables such as temperature, light intensity and oxygen levels in water.

Each data logger has a secondary storage device.

a) Explain why a data logger needs secondary storage.

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The data loggers use solid-state storage.

b) Explain why solid-state storage is the most suitable for the data loggers.

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Q3 Read the following scenarios and suggest the most suitable storage

solutions for each. Justify your answers.

a) The owner of a mail-order company has constantly changing order and customer information as
orders are being processed throughout the day. What would be the best backup medium for this
company?

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b) A school student needs a method to back up his schoolwork and transfer documents between
school and home.

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c) The owner of a small business with only one computer and no internet access would like to back
up the business data once a week.

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Q4 ZARGHAM ALI’s laptop computer contains a small capacity Solid State Drive (SSD) of 128Gb and a
large capacity Hard Disk Drive (HDD) of 2Tb.

(a) State, giving a reason for your choice, a use for the SSD and a use for the HDD in the laptop
computer. Your answers must be different in each case.

(i) SSD

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(ii) HDD

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(b) The laptop computer also contains internal memory.

Give two examples of internal memory.

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Q5 State the most appropriate storage medium from its description

• A solid-state storage that is used in digital cameras …………………………………………………

• An optical storage medium that stores high-definition (HD) ........................................[2]

Q6 Many students prefer to store data on external storage devices like DVD disc or portable hard
disk drives. Describe four advantages of using a portable hard disk drive rather than a DVD disc.

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