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Which of these is not a mass storage device?

A) RAID system
B) File server
C) Optical disc
D) Organizational cloud storage

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Blu-ray Discs are the high definition standard and have a far greater capacity than DVDs.

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B) False

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_____ memory cards are a form of a solid-state storage device widely used in smartphones, digital media players and GPS navigation systems.

Three ways to improve the performance of a hard disk include:

Describe how file compression works.Explain the advantages of file compression.

CD-ROM is an example of a(n) _____ type of storage medium.

This allows you to upload and store documents on the Internet.

Media are the actual physical material that holds the data and programs.

What is it called when servers on the Internet supply applications as a service, rather than a product?

In order to access your documents and files that are stored in the cloud, you must have an Internet connection.

Most large organizations store data through a strategy called a(n) _____ to promote efficient and safe use of data across the networks within their organizations.

If you have used Google Docs to create a word processing document, you have used cloud computing.

Disk caching improves hard-disk performance by compressing files.

Hard disks use tracks, sectors, and cylinders to store and organize files.

Tracks are divided into invisible wedge-shaped sections called _____.

On a hard disk each track is divided into invisible wedge-shaped sections called:

Which of the following measures the amount of time required by the storage device to retrieve data and programs?

The process of accessing information from secondary storage devices is referred to as:

Describe some of the advantages and disadvantages of using cloud computing and cloud storage.

With _____, or online storage, you can access your files from any computer with an Internet connection.