Questions about backing storage.

All computers come with main memory as well as backing storage. Give a reason why the
following are needed.
RAM                :
ROM                :
Backing storage :
 
Name two items which are storage media.
Flash memory card       Graph plotter       Magnetic disc       OCR          OMR            Touch pad  

Explain why the following are used with PCs.

Pen drives-

Blu-ray-

Fixed hard disc drives-

Students can use CDs or pen drives for storing their work. Give three reasons why students may prefer to use pen drives.

Ring two items which are storage media.

Flash memory card

OCR

Graph plotter

OMR

Magnetic disc

Touch pad

 

Ring two items which are output devices.

Blu-ray disc

Optical mark reader

Graph plotter

Projector

Web cam

Graphics tablet

Complete the following sentences using the most suitable storage device or medium listed

below.

(a)memory stick

(b)fixed hard disk drive

(c)DVD R

A student taking his coursework home to develop would use a

A company selling copies of games would use a

An office worker who never took her work home would store her work on a