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1. What is data?

   1.   ?      information in a computer
   2.   ?      a drive in a computer
   3.   ?      a memory device

2. Where is the primary memory stored?

   1.   ?      chips on the motherboard
   2.   ?      hard drive
   3.   ?      CD
   4.   ?      Floppy Disk

3. Where is the secondary memory stored?

   1.   ?      chips on the motherboard
   2.   ?      hard drive
   3.   ?      CD
   4.   ?      Floppy Disk

4. Which two components work together to read information from a hard drive or a floppy disk?

   1. cylinders
   2. head
   3. pits
   4. lands
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5. Which two components work together to read information from a laser disk such as a CD or DVD?

   1. cylinders
   2. head
   3. pits
   4. lands
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6. What are the tracks around the surface of a steel disk?

   1.   ?      cylinders
   2.   ?      heads
   3.   ?      lands
   4.   ?      pits

7. What is the reading/writing device that passes back and forth on the surface of a steel disk?

   1.   ?      cylinders
   2.   ?      heads
   3.   ?      lands
   4.   ?      pits

8. What are the microscopic indentations around the surface of a laser disk? These indentations reflect light.

   1.   ?      cylinders
   2.   ?      heads
   3.   ?      lands
   4.   ?      pits

9. What are the flat surfaces around the surface of a laser disk? These surfaces do not reflect light.

   1.   ?      cylinders
   2.   ?      heads
   3.   ?      lands
   4.   ?      pits

10. What device reads the pattern of reflected light on the surface of a laser disc?

    1.   ?      electric eye
    2.   ?      head
    3.   ?      pit

11. What is usually the problem that causes the computer to crash?

    1.   ?      something that happens inside the computer's circuits and can make it forget things
    2.   ?      the computer jumps off the desk and smashs to the floor
    3.   ?      the software stops working
    4.   ?      the mouse freezes

12. What things should you do to make sure you do not loose important information? (more than one answer)

    1. back up files on removable disks
    2. save things in more than one place
    3. make copies of things
    4. delete everything you do not use
    5. save everything in the same place
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13. Which laser disc allows you to save information, but cannot be erased?

    1.   ?      CD-ROM
    2.   ?      CD-RW
    3.   ?      CD-R
    4.   ?      DVD

14. Which laser disc allows you to save information and can be erased and used over?

    1.   ?      CD-ROM
    2.   ?      CD-RW
    3.   ?      CD-R
    4.   ?      DVD