Name Alivia Smith Period 1B

Computer Storage
Digital Literacy

Instructions: Open the Computer Storage PowerPoint. Fill in the study guide below as you view
the PowerPoint. Save as: Lastname Firstname Computer Storage. Submit to Canvas for credit.

Computer Storage
Study Guide
1. Define Storage. The place in the computer where data is held while it is not needed for
processing

2. What are four popular storage devices used today.

a. USB drives c.
b. cloud storage
c. internal and external hard disks
d. CDs and DVDs d.
3. List the three kinds of storage
a. Magnetic Storage
b. Optical Storage
c. Electronic Storage (sometimes called Flash Storage)
4. Define Magnetic Storage. A means of recording or saving data onto disks or tape by
magnetizing particles
5. List three storage devices that use magnetic storage.
hard drive floppy disk digital tape
6. A hard drive is a mass storage device located inside the computers system unit (tower).
7. An external hard drive has its own separate case and sits outside of your computers
system unit.
8. Floppy disks are becoming obsolete, which means they wont be around anymore.
9. What are magnetic tapes used for? Used by businesses to backup and archive large
amounts of data.
10. Define Optical Storage. Optical storage is the use of low powered lasers to save (burn) and
read data from CDs and DVDs.
11. CDs are used to store music, software, and documents.
 12. CD storage capacity is from 650 Megabytes to 1 Gigabyte.
13. DVDs are used to Used to store videos and photos; allows for better graphics and greater
resolution photos.
14. DVD storage capacity is from Single Sided:4.7 Gigabytes to Multi-layer DVDs like Blue-
ray:Up to 500 Gigabytes.
15. How many times can you burn data to a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM? Read Only; can never save
to this CD or DVD
16. How many times can you burn data to a CD-R or DVD-R? Burn to once; thereafter read-
only
17. How many times can you burn data to a CD-RW or DVD-RW? Burn to many times until the
CD is full; you can reformat, erase and rewrite to them
18. Which types of CD and DVD can you reformat, erase and rewrite data to? CD-RW, DVD-
RW
19. Define Electronic Storage. Electronic storage is the use of a chip to electronically save,
erase or reprogram data
20. List 3 storage devices that use Electronic Storage.
SD (secured digital) Cards Flash Drives Solid State Drives
21. Why is Electronic Storage faster? Faster because it does not
contain movable parts
22. Define Flash Drive. Faster because it does not contain
movable parts
23. Flash Drives can store anywhere from a few hundred
megabytes to 128 GB.
24. Memory cards are used to store data in digital cameras, mobile phones, as well as some
MP3 players, and video game consoles.
25. Memory cards store anywhere from 64 Megabytes up to 2 Terabytes.
26. What does SSD stand for? SSD stands for Solid State Drive
27. Solid state drives store data via electronic semiconductors that are built from solid
materials and have no moving parts.
28. What are the advantages of an SSD drive over a hard drive? Solid State Drives reside
inside the computer in place of the local hard drive; Faster than a hard drive because it
has no moving parts
29. What are two disadvantages of using an SSD drive over a hard drive?
a. Cost
 b. Storage capacity

Note: Questions 30-34 should be

answered while watching the video

30. When something is in the cloud, it means it is stored on Internet servers instead of on
your PC.
31. Cloud based applications are called web apps and run inside your Internet browser.
32. With your photos and other multi-media stored in the cloud, you will never have to worry about
losing them.
33. You can use cloud based services like flickr or picasa to back up the contents of your computer.
34. What are 2 things the cloud has to offer you? checking yor email while traveling, and backing up
important files
35. What does SaaS stand for? Software as a Service
36. With SaaS, software is not installed on your computer, instead it is installed on computers
operated by a software supplier and you pay to access the software via the internet.
37. Using the cloud allows companies to pay for storage space rather than servers and personnel to
service them.
38. What are two reasons you should use the cloud?
You can access your data from any device that has an Internet connection The cloud makes it
much easier to share a file with coworkers family or friends
39. There is always a risk that someone may try to gain access to your personal data.