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Quiz: Magnetic Storage - What It Is and Typical Uses

OCR GCSE J277 Computer Science specification

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Welcome! Building on what you've learned about memory and storage, let's test your knowledge of magnetic storage and its typical uses.

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Which of the following is an example of magnetic storage?

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Which of the following are features of magnetic storage? (Select all that apply)

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Magnetic storage devices such as hard drives store data using {{blank0}} fields.

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Match the items on the left with their correct pairs on the right

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What is a typical use of magnetic storage?

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If a magnetic hard drive has a capacity of 1 TB, how many MB is this?

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The {{blank0}} is responsible for reading and writing data on the platters of a hard drive.

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Which of the following are advantages of magnetic storage? (Select all that apply)

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What is the main disadvantage of magnetic storage compared to SSDs?

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