Common storage technologies questions
Q1. Explain with examples what is meant by a ‘solid state device’.
Q2. Suggest one way of improving a computer’s performance, related to the hard drive.
Q3. What is meant by a storage medium described as a WORM storage medium?
Q4. Give an example of a WORM medium.
Q5. Explain how a CD writer stores data on a CD.
Q6. State one device that uses magnetic storage technology.
Q7. State one device that uses optical storage technology.
Q8. What is meant by a 'flash' storage device?
Q9. What kind of storage technology do Blu-ray disks use?
Q10. If hard drives are so slow compared to solid state devices, explain why they are still in widespread use.
State one device that uses magnetic storage technology.