MIS Chapter 8 – Flashcards
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What kind of storage is an Internet service that provides storage to computer or mobile users?
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Cloud
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The use of microfilm and microfiche provides all of the following advantages EXCEPT ____.
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They can be read without a reader
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The process of copying audio and/or video data from a purchased disc and saving it on digital media is called ____.
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Ripping
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Optical disc that users can read but not write on or erase
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CD-ROM
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The operating system marks bad ones as unusable when a disk is formatted
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Sectors
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Format of a disc that can be written once and read many times
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WORM
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Enclosed in an airtight, sealed case to protect it from contamination
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Hard Disk
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Sometimes used in descriptions of a storage device's capabilities, instead of access time
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Transfer Rate
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Optical disc whose quality far surpasses that of CDs
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DVD
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Describes a storage medium in which items are held only temporarily
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Volatile
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The number of bits in an area on a storage medium
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Density
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A group of two or more integrated hard disks
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RAID
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Administrators can quickly add storage to their network with this kind of device
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NAS
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Optical disc on which users can write once, but not erase, their own items
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CD-R
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A hard disk that uses parallel signals to transfer data, instructions, and information
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EIDE
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The number of bytes a storage medium can hold
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Capacity
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Its reliability tends to diminish with each successive rewrite
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CD-RW
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A type of SCSI that uses serial signals to transfer data, instructions, and information
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SAS
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A storage device that typically uses flash memory to store data, instructions, and information
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SSD
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Another name for random access
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Direct Access
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Kind of storage that is an Internet service providing storage to computer users
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Cloud
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Technology that uses radio signals to communicate with a tag placed in or attached to an object, an animal, or a person
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RFID
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Also called a thumb drive
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USB Flash Drive
