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 hexadecimal equivalent of the binary number 00110110?
Which image file format commonly uses lossy compression?
What does the abbreviation "TB" stand for in the context of data storage capacity?
- Terabyte
- Turbo Boost
- Time Base
- Total Bits
What is the primary advantage of lossy compression in terms of file size?
- No reduction in file size
- Minimal impact on file size
- Unpredictable changes in file size
- Significant reduction in file size
What is the result of shifting the binary number 0110 one place to the right?
What is the primary function of secondary storage in a computer system?
- Temporary storage for active programs and data
- Long-term storage for files and applications
- High-speed storage for frequently accessed data
- Network-based storage solutions
What is the purpose of primary storage in a computer system?
- Long-term data storage
- Temporary storage for active programs and data
- External storage for backup
- Network-based storage solutions
Which type of primary storage is volatile, meaning it loses its data when power is turned off?
- Random Access Memory
- Read-Only Memory
- Hard disk
- DVD-R
If a binary number has 8 bits, how many possible different values can it represent?
