Storage Device & Media – Computer GK Question Answers

MCQ on Storage device and media. In this post I have updated some important questions with their
answer as a mcq format or quiz format for your upcoming competitive examinations. These practice
sets will be very useful for SSC, CGL, CHSL, MTS, IAS, UPSC or other government job exams. Specially
this multiple choice questions are very important for Banking.

Q.1 In optical media group which is the latest addition from the following?

A: CD-RW DVD-RW

B: Blu-Ray Disk

C: DVD-RAM

D: DVD-ROM

Answer

DVD-RAM

Q.2 Which have the largest memory storing capacity from optical media group?

A: DVD-RW

B: DVD-ROM

C: Blu-Ray

D: DVD-RAM

Answer

Blu-Ray

Q.3 Which of the following disks can be record only once?

A: CD-R and DVD-R

B: CD-RW and DVD-RW

C: Blu-Ray Disk

D: CD-RAM and DVD-RAM

Answer

CD-R and DVD-R

Q.4 In the computer the term “Backing” means –

A: Starting the computer

B: Splitting a large file

C: Copy files and data into other storage

D: Protect computer from virus

Answer

Copy files and data into other storage

Q.5 Which method of access is used where access speed is vital?

A: Serial access

B: Direct access

C: Indirect access

D: Search access

Answer

Direct access

Q.6 Which is a very thin strip of plastic coated in a magnetic layer?

A: Magnetic Tap

B: Electric Dipole Tap

C: Floppy Disk

D: Hard Disk

Answer

Magnetic Tape
Q.7 Which storage type is used in the older version of some computers?

A: Solid State Drive

B: Hard Disk Drive (HDD)

C: Floppy Disk Drive

D: Portable hard disk

Answer

Floppy disk drive

Q.8 Which storage type is used in the modern digital cameras, mobile phones, Mp3 players etc..?

A: Pendrive

B: Flash memory card

C: Optical drive

D: Floppy drive

Answer

Flash memory card

Q.9 Which of the following uses solid state drive (SSD)?

A: Solid State Baking Store

B: Microchip

C: Nano Chip

D: Macro Chip

Answer

Solid state baking store

Q.10 Basically what kind is the secondary storage memory?

A: Volatile Memory

B: Nonvolatile Memory

C: Random access memory

D: All of above

Answer

Nonvolatile memory

Q.11 The process by which a storage disk can be divided into some storage drive sector is called –

A: Tracking

B: Formatting

C: Partitioning

D: Allotting

Answer

Partitioning

Q.12 The program that use to write CD-RW is called –

A: VDF packet writer

B: VFD packet writer

C: DVF packet writer

D: FVD packet writer

Answer

VDF packet writer