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1 Name: Class: Date: Tech Application Chapter 3 STUDY GUIDE Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. This type of device retains data even when the computer s power is turned off. a. processing c. input b. storage d. output 2. This is a collection of related information or program code, which has been given a unique name. a. software c. file b. device d. folder 3. The type of file people most often use is called a. a. document c. memory b. program d. BIOS 4. This is a set of programs that tells the computer how to start up. a. RAM c. PC b. ROM d. BIOS 5. This type of memory stores its contents permanently, even when the computer is off. a. RAM c. BIOS b. ROM d. CD 6. New computer users sometimes confuse the term memory with this term. a. storage c. file b. document d. RAM 7. Which of the following is a storage medium? a. CD-ROM drive c. magnetic tape b. file d. document 8. A computer s main memory, or RAM, is sometimes called this. a. primary storage c. archival storage b. secondary storage d. storage device 9. The term secondary storage is sometimes used to describe devices that store data this way. a. as files c. temporarily b. as documents d. permanently 10. Secondary storage devices are sometimes referred to as. a. temporary c. archival b. primary d. memory 11. A CD-ROM drive is an example of this type of storage device. a. read-only c. rewritable b. read/write d. primary 12. Which of the following is not a read/write device? a. floppy disk drive c. DVD player b. hard drive d. DVD-RAM drive 13. Which of the following is a sequential storage device? a. hard drive c. floppy disk drive b. tape drive d. ROM 14. Which of the following is an example of an optical storage device? a. hard drive c. CD-ROM drive b. tape drive d. floppy disk drive 1

2 Name: 15. A storage device that is installed inside your computer is called a(n) device. a. internal c. peripheral b. external d. optical 16. What is the most common magnetic storage device installed in computers? a. floppy disk drive c. CD-ROM drive b. hard drive d. tape drive 17. Some of today s computers do not have this built in. a. RAM c. floppy disk drive b. ROM d. hard drive 18. What is the most common optical storage device installed in computers? a. floppy disk drive c. CD-ROM drive b. RAM d. hard drive 19. A standard compact disc can hold this much data. a. 350 MB c. 350 GB b. 650 MB d. 650 GB 20. This type of optical disc won t work in all compact disc drives. a. CD-ROM c. DVD-ROM b. CD-R d. CD-RW True/False Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false. 21. No one needs to use every program or file every time they work on the computer. 22. Letters and digital photos are examples of documents. 23. The BIOS contains all the commands required to run the computer. 24. ROM stores data and program instructions while they are needed by the CPU. 25. RAM stores its contents temporarily; they are lost when the computer s power is turned off. 26. Storage and memory are the same thing. 27. A CD-ROM drive is an example of a storage medium. 28. A storage device is a piece of hardware that holds a storage medium. 29. Knowledgeable computer users avoid using the term storage when talking about RAM. 30. Primary storage is also called archival storage because it lets you store data and put it away for a long time, only using it again when you need it. 31. A read/write device can read data from the storage medium and also can write data onto the medium. 32. Sequential storage devices can find data much more quickly than random access storage devices can. 33. A floppy disk is also called a diskette. 34. Businesses do not use online storage for archiving data, because doing so requires an arrangement with a storage service provider. 35. A DVD-ROM drive can only read information from a disc. 2

3 Name: Matching a. storage device b. file c. document d. BIOS e. operating system 36. related information 37. type of file people most often use 38. contains all commands needed to run the computer 39. retains data permanently 40. helps the computer start up a. RAM b. ROM c. capacity d. storage medium e. CD-ROM drive 41. more of this in storage than in memory 42. stores data being used by the CPU 43. a type of storage device 44. a floppy disk is one example 45. stores its contents permanently a. primary storage b. secondary storage c. DVD-RAM drive d. CD-ROM drive e. archival storage 46. an example of a read/write device 47. a hard drive may be called this 48. a computer s RAM may be called this 49. a device that lets you put away data for a long time 50. an example of a read-only device a. sequential storage b. random access storage c. magnetic storage d. optical storage e. external storage 51. a hard drive is an example of this 3

4 Name: 52. a CD-ROM drive is an example of this 53. can go directly to the needed data without scanning the medium 54. an easy way to add storage capacity to a computer 55. must scan a medium to find needed data a. CD-ROM drive b. compact disc c. DVD-RAM drive d. digital video disc e. CD-RW drive 56. read/write device 57. read-only device 58. can write and overwrite data on a special disc 59. suitable for very large storage requirements 60. holds 650 MB of data 4

5 Tech Application Chapter 3 STUDY GUIDE Answer Section MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. ANS: B DIF: Low REF: Lesson 3-1 STO: ANS: C DIF: Low REF: Lesson 3-1 STO: 1.1, ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-1 STO: ANS: D DIF: Low REF: Lesson 3-1 STO: ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-1 STO: 1.1, ANS: A DIF: High REF: Lesson 3-1 STO: ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-1 STO: ANS: A DIF: Low REF: Lesson 3-2 STO: ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-2 STO: 1.1, ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-2 STO: 1.1, ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-2 STO: ANS: C DIF: High REF: Lesson 3-2 STO: ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-2 STO: 1.1, ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-2 STO: ANS: A DIF: Low REF: Lesson 3-3 STO: 1.1, ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-3 STO: 1.1, ANS: C DIF: High REF: Lesson 3-3 STO: ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-3 STO: ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-3 STO: ANS: D DIF: High REF: Lesson 3-3 STO: 1.1 TRUE/FALSE 21. ANS: T DIF: High REF: Lesson 3-1 STO: 1.1, ANS: T DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-1 STO: ANS: F DIF: High REF: Lesson 3-1 STO: ANS: F DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-1 STO: 1.1, ANS: T DIF: Low REF: Lesson 3-1 STO: ANS: F DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-1 STO: ANS: F DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-1 STO: ANS: T DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-1 STO: 1.1, ANS: T DIF: High REF: Lesson 3-2 STO: ANS: F DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-2 STO: 1.1, ANS: T DIF: Low REF: Lesson 3-2 STO: ANS: F DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-2 STO: 1.1, ANS: T DIF: Low REF: Lesson 3-3 STO: ANS: F DIF: High REF: Lesson 3-3 STO: ANS: T DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-3 STO: 1.1 1

6 MATCHING 36. ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-1 STO: 1.1, ANS: C DIF: Low REF: Lesson 3-1 STO: 1.1, ANS: E DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-1 STO: ANS: A DIF: High REF: Lesson 3-1 STO: 1.1, ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-1 STO: ANS: C DIF: High REF: Lesson 3-1 STO: 1.1, ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-1 STO: ANS: E DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-1 STO: ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-1 STO: ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-1 STO: 1.1, ANS: C DIF: High REF: Lesson 3-2 STO: ANS: B DIF: High REF: Lesson 3-2 STO: 1.1, ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-2 STO: ANS: E DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-2 STO: ANS: D DIF: High REF: Lesson 3-2 STO: ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-2 STO: ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-2 STO: ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-2 STO: ANS: E DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-2 STO: ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-2 STO: ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-3 STO: ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-3 STO: ANS: E DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-3 STO: ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-3 STO: ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: Lesson 3-3 STO: 1.1 2

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