ISYS 210: Chapter 5 – Flashcards
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the variety of ways a computer system can store (save) data and information
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computer storage
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the legal claim that a business has to names, inventions, and ideas
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intellectual property
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what a user is currently working on
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primary storage
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where the user stores their work when they are finished
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secondary storage
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something is made up of two parts
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binary
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8 bits make up a _______
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byte
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a coding scheme to represent characters internally
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ASCII (American Code for Information Interchange)
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coding scheme for mainframes that uses a code scheme called Unicode
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EBCDIC (Extended Binary coded Decimal Interchange Code)
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a concentric band around the disk that is divided into pie shaped wedges called sectors
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track
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a very thing flexible magnetic storage disk that rotates inside a square plastic shell (non-volatile)
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floppy disk
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a storage device that stores data on rapidly rotating platters with magnetic surfaces (non-volatile)
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hard disk drive
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a technology that is primarily used in memory cards for digital cameras and thumb drives
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USB flash/ flash memory/ thumb drive
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is an optical disc used to store digital data (non-volatile)
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compact dics (CD)
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an optical disc like a CD that can be used for data storage, but more typically used to deliver high-definition movies and sound (non-volatile)
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digital versatile disc (DVD)
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(non-volatile) a high-density optical disc for storing digital media like high-definition videos
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blue-ray
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(non-volatile, sequential access) an old date storage media packaged on reel-to-reel cartridges like cassette tapes
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magnetic tape
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a series of stacked, spinning hard disk platter connected to one another that divide and replicate data and information to provide more reliable storage
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RAID
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refers to storage of large amounts of data and information
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mass storage
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using a hard drive that resides on the internet
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cloud storage
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Operating systems have their file management systems modeled after what? Organizational Charts OS System Software Hierarchy SysOp Filing Cabinets
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filing cabinets
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What does the acronym FAT mean? File Array TOC File Allocation Table File Array Table File Allocation TOC
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file allocation table
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Name a primary storage with no physical movement that can be accessed in any order. CPU Cache Registers Virtual Memory RAM
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RAM
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What coding scheme is used by most microcomputers? Unicode ASCII UDP EBCDIC
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ASCII
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What is the table of contents for a disk drive? Defrag HD TOC FAT Disk TOC
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FAT
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In computing, what is best described as where the user works? Secondary Storage Cloud Storage Primary Storage Virtual Memory
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primary storage
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Which storage device is a series of stacked platters? RAID MetaPlatters Stacked Mirrored Drives MegaPlatters
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RAID
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What storage device is considered the slowest? Magnetic Tape Offsite HD DVD Blu Ray
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magnetic tape
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What is the newer version of FAT? FAT 2.01 NTFS FAT 2.0 TOC System
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NTFS
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What storage device is reel-to-reel? Cloud Drive (StaaS) Magnetic Tape Cloud Drive (SaaS) DVD
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magnetic tape
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What storage device is read sequentially? DVD CD CD ROM Magnetic Tape
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magnetic tape
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What is meant by the variety of ways a computer can save data and information? Cloud Array Storage Computer Storage Memory Arrays Cloud Storage
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computer storage
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What is the capacity of Cloud Storage? 8,000 Terabytes 3,000 Terabytes Unlimited 5,000 Terabytes
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unlimited
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Physical items like desks, computers, and tractors constitute what in business? Intellectual Property Hardware Tangible Property Office Supplies
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tangible property
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In computing, what is best described as where the user stores their work? Primary Storage Virtual Storage Secondary Storage RAM
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secondary storage
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What plan is for a future business catastrophes? Indemnity Insurance Business Insurance Disaster Recovery Plan Insurance
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disaster recovery plan
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What was the storage capacity of a floppy disk? 1.44 Kb 1.44 Mg 14.4 Mg 1.44 Tb
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1.44 Mg
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What coding scheme do mainframe computers use? Unicode EBCDIC ASCII UDP
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EBCDIC
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What coding scheme is used for Japanese and Chinese computers? ASCII EBCDIC UDP Unicode
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Unicode
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What is bigger than a Yottabyte? Terabyte Brontobyte Megabyte Gigabyte
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brontobyte
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How many Kilobytes are in a Megabyte? 10,024 (Apx.) 10,000 1,000 1,024
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1,024
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How many bits in a byte? 10 12 8 6
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8
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A read/write head on a spinning disk is like what? Defrag Frisbee Platter A record player arm
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a record player arm
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When data is no longer needed on a daily basis, how is it backed up? Archived On to sequential tape On CDs On DVDs
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archived
