ATEC/ Storage

	Flash memory storage systems are not subject to mechanical failures like hard drive and optical disc systems, and are therefore more resistant to shock and vibration. 1. False   2. True
	Many new personal computers come with a C drive partition ready to use for programs and data and another logical drive set up as a recovery partition.   1. True    2. False
	Storage devices can be internal (located inside the system unit), external (plugged into an external port on the system unit), or remote (located on another computer). 1. False     2. True
	Virtually all personal computers come with a(n) ____ that is used to store most programs and data. 1. floppy drive   2. Zip drive     3. hard drive 4. external drive
	A strategy for speeding up hard drive performance is ____. 1. disk wiring     2. disk caching 3. disk tracking   4. disk backing up
	CD-ROM discs and DVD-ROM discs are ____ optical discs and come prerecorded with commercial products. 1. rewritable   2. recordable     3. read-only 4. write-only
	Conventional CD discs use ____ lasers. 1. violet     2. infrared 3. blue   4. red
	Anything (such as a program, letter, digital photograph, or song) stored on a storage medium is referred to as a(n) ____. 1. label   2. index     3. file 4. folder
	____________________ provide storage for a network, and consist of a separate network of hard drives or other storage devices. 1.  Storage area networks  Equals SANs Equals Storage area networks Equals Storage area networks (SANs) Equals SANs (Storage area networks)
	The cluster size, maximum drive size, and maximum file size are determined by the ____________________ being used. 1.  File system  Equals file system