What is the purpose of secondary storage?
To hold data and programs that are currently in use
To store data and programs long-term
To extend random access memory (RAM)
Which type of computers usually have no need for secondary storage?
Embedded computers
General purpose computers
Tablet computers
What type of storage is a hard disk drive?
Optical
Magnetic
Flash
What type of medium is a Blu-ray disc?
What are the flat areas and hollows on an optical disc known as?
Hills and valleys
Lands and pits
Lands and troughs
Which of these optical media can be written to once by a user, but read many times?
CD-R
CD-ROM
CD-RW
Which of these characteristics makes flash memory especially suited to portable devices?
Low power consumption
High-speed data access
Long lifespan
Which of the following devices would be most suitable for transferring files between computers?
Internal hard disk drive
USB memory stick
Which of the following devices would be most suitable for high-speed, long-term storage of programs and data?
Magnetic hard disk drive
Solid state drive
What is an embedded system?
A system that has many processors
A computer designed to perform more than one task
A small computer that forms part of a larger system