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1

Storage that retains its data after the power is turned off is referred to as
A)volatile storage
B)sequential storage
C)direct storage
D)nonvolatile storage
2

Data on a floppy disk is recorded in rings called
A)sectors
B)ringers
C)roundels
D)tracks
3

One or more metallic platters sealed inside a container inside the system unit describes a(n)
A)internal hard disk
B)hard disk cartridge
C)hard disk pack
D)megabyte drive
4

Decreasing the amount of space required to store data and programs is accomplished by
A)file compression
B)disk caching
C)RAID
D)Crashing
5

A CD-RW disk
A)has a faster access than an internal disk
B)can be erased and rewritten
C)is a form of optical disk, so it can only be written once
D)holds less data than a floppy disk





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