What is the key advantage of using SSDs (Solid State Drives) over traditional HDDs (Hard Disk Drives) for secondary storage?
- Higher storage capacity
- Lower cost per gigabyte
- Faster data access times
- Longer lifespan
In binary, what is the value of the least-significant bit?
What is the smallest unit of digital data?
- Megabyte
- Bit
- Kilobyte
- Gigabyte
What is the hexadecimal equivalent of the binary number 00110110?
What is the result of shifting the binary number 1101 one place to the left?
What is the result of shifting the binary number 1010 two places to the right?
What is the binary representation of the denary number 15 in 4-bit binary?
Which secondary storage device provides the fastest data access times but is generally more expensive than other options?
- External hard disk drive
- USB flash drive
- Optical disc
- Solid state disk
What is the primary advantage of using Unicode over ASCII for character representation?
- Smaller storage size
- Compatibility with older systems
- Support for a wider range of characters and symbols
- Faster processing speed
How many gigabytes are in a terabyte?