by BlastRoom
Compare common storage media by speed, capacity, volatility, and durability.
#computer_science

30 questions
One question set, multiple game modes. Tap any game to see it in action. Not sure which to pick?
Answer to place stones and capture territory.
Outrun the snow together.
Earn blasts, then hunt the other team.
Answer to earn energy, then climb.

The class blasts through walls together.
Bid on mystery lots. Most money wins.
Sell tours. Nice, standard, or a total scam.
Answer, restock, and serve the rush.
More correct answers pulls the rope your way.
Answer, then shoot down the alien wave.
Answer, then tap to leap the frozen ridge.
Which storage device is shown?

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Which storage medium is shown?

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How does this medium hold stored data?

How does this medium hold data?

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A laptop's hard disk drive is replaced with a same-capacity solid state drive. What change is most likely?
A student saves an assignment only in a cloud folder, then loses network access. What is the main problem?
Why can a USB flash drive usually open a file faster than an optical disc?
An archive is stored on a hard disk drive and on magnetic tape. Which of the two is usually better for opening one file from the middle of the archive quickly?
A student leaves an external drive at home but needs the same files from a computer in another city. Which storage method can make the files reachable there?
A film club must carry one 40 GB video to an editor across town within an hour, with no Internet connection. Which choice fits the need?
A family wants photo files available on a phone, tablet, and laptop while traveling. Which choice best supports that use when network access is available?
A camera needs a small removable medium to store photographs. Which medium is commonly used for this?
A library must give identical 3 GB documentaries to computers that have DVD drives but no USB ports or network access. Which medium fits?
A student needs to save one 6 GB video on a single medium. Which choice has enough capacity?
Which medium can hold a single 3.8 GB project file?
Use . A project is 2,500 MB. Which one can hold it?
A backup folder is 25 GB. Which single device has room for the whole folder?
A photographer removes a microSD card from a camera and leaves it unpowered for a month. What happens to the saved photos?
A desktop computer loses power before unsaved work is written to a drive. Which store loses its contents when power is off?
After a laptop battery fully drains, which location can still contain a document that was saved there before the battery died?
A school server must store several terabytes of files at the lowest cost per gigabyte. Which component is usually the cheapest choice?
A club keeps the only copy of its photo archive on one external hard drive in its meeting room. What risk has not been addressed?
A student carries a storage device in a backpack that may be dropped often. Which choice is generally more resistant to shock because it has no moving parts?
Two backup drives are stored beside the same computer. Why is an additional offsite or cloud backup useful?
Crack the passcode before the zombies get in.
Answer, then swat bugs for bonus points.
Race through questions at your own speed.
Same question on every screen. Fastest wins.

Pick a tile, answer, hit bonuses and steals.
Operating Systems, Files and Folders
30 questions