Description : What is the storage capacity of a 5-1/4" double-sided, high density floppy disk?
Last Answer : 1,200,000 bytes or 1.2 megabytes.
Description : Which digital data tape encoding method presets the magnetic tape to all zeros and then records digital ones onto the tape?
Last Answer : Return-to-bias (RB) encoding.
Description : What method for encoding digital data enables you to store more data in less space by limiting the distance between pulses on a hard disk?
Last Answer : Run length-limited (RLL) encoding.
Description : What are the three most popular methods for encoding digital data onto magnetic disks?
Last Answer : a. Frequency modulation (FM). b. Modified frequency modulation (MFM). c. Run length limited (RLL).
Description : Which of the eight methods for encoding digital data onto magnetic tape is most widely used because it’s accurate, simple, and reliable?
Last Answer : Non-return-to-zero (NRZ) encoding.
Description : A kit for cleaning floppy disk drives contains what two items?
Last Answer : . a. A cloth or fiber cleaning disk. b. A bottle of cleaning solution.
Description : Why do floppy disk drives require more preventive maintenance than hard disk drives?
Last Answer : They are not sealed units, and they use flimsy plastic disks with an oxide coating that wears off and sticks to the heads
Description : High density double sided floppy disks could store of data A) 1.40 MB B) 1.44 GB C) 1.40 GB D) 1.44 MB
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Which digital data encoding method helps overcome a tape recorder’s low-frequency response problems by recording two logic levels for each incoming data bit?
Last Answer : Bi-phase level encoding.
Description : Which method of digital data encoding does NOT return the tape to neutral between pulses but, instead, saturates the tape positively or negatively as the incoming data changes between zero and one?
Description : Which digital data encoding method records a digital one as a positive pulse and a digital (zero) as a negative pulse and returns the tape to neutral between pulses?
Last Answer : Return-to-zero (RZ) encoding.
Description : What are the three levels of floppy disk density?
Last Answer : a. Single-density, b. double-density, and c. high-density.
Description : What type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer Network? a) Printers b) Speakers c) Floppy disk drives d) Keyboards
Last Answer : a) Printers
Description : Floppy Disk Drives were first introduced by which of the following computer manufacturers ? 1) IBM 2) Sony 3) Panasonic 4) Compaq
Last Answer : 1) IBM
Description : Floppy Disk Drives were originally designed by- 1) IBM 2) Sony 3) Panasonic 4) Samsung
Last Answer : 2) Sony
Description : Floppy Disk Drives were first introduced by which of the following computer manufacturers ? 1 IBM 2 Sony 3 Panasonic 4 Compaq
Last Answer : 1 IBM
Description : Floppy Disk Drives were originally designed by 1 IBM 2 Sony 3 Panasonic 4 Samsung
Last Answer : 2 Sony
Description : What three components determine the address that locates where on a floppy disk the computer will store the data?
Last Answer : a. disk side number, b. track number, and c. sector number.
Description : What type of floppy disk is made to store data on both sides of the disk
Last Answer : Double-sided.
Description : Approximately how often should you clean a floppy disk drive that gets heavy use?
Last Answer : Once a month
Description : The control electronics component of a floppy or hard disk drive performs what three main functions?
Last Answer : a. Spins the disk at the correct speed. b. Moves the heads across the recording surface. c. Tells the write/read heads when to write data and when to read it.
Description : What part of a floppy disk drive transport contains the circuitry which controls the electromechanical parts of the transport?
Last Answer : Drive electronics circuit board.
Description : What part of a floppy disk drive transport uses a dc stepper motor to position the magnetic heads over the recording surface of a floppy disk?
Last Answer : Actuator arm assembly.
Description : The head arm assembly of a floppy disk drive transport has how many read heads and how many write heads?
Last Answer : Two read heads and two write heads.
Description : The drive motor of a 3-1/2", 1.44-MB floppy disk drive spins the disk at what RPM?
Last Answer : 600 RPM.
Description : What are the four most important parts of a floppy disk drive transport?
Last Answer : a. Drive motor/spindle assembly. b. Head arm assembly. c. Actuator arm assembly. d. Drive electronics circuit board.
Description : The process of formatting a floppy disk is called what type of sectoring?
Last Answer : Soft sectoring.
Description : What is a floppy disk?
Last Answer : A thin, flexible platter coated with magnetic material so characters can be recorded.
Description : Cartridge hard disk drives with 14" disk packs may require what additional types of preventive maintenance?
Last Answer : a. Cleaning with a special cleaning disk. b. Cleaning air filters. c. Cleaning spindles, rails, and slides. d. Cleaning and buffing read/write heads.
Description : In what direction are component leads clinched on single and double-sided boards?
Last Answer : In the direction of the run.
Description : What are the four widely used variations of the NRZ encoding method?
Last Answer : a. Non-return-to-zero level (NRZ-L). b. Enhanced non-return-to-zero level (E-NRZ-L). c. Non-return-to-zero mark (NRZ-M). d. Non-return-to-zero space (NRZ-S).
Description : When I was a kid, my grandma set my place at the table with knife, fork, and spoon plus this little flat sided utensil that you used to push beans and peas onto your fork. What was that called?
Last Answer : Perhaps a misused crumber or master butter knife? I’ve never heard of such a thing otherwise.
Description : Is there any way I can transfer data from an ancient unformatted floppy disk without damaging any of the content?
Last Answer : answer:Your best bet is to talk to someone at Best Buy (the geek squad) or something. If they can't do it, they can probably direct you somewhere that can. Be VERY careful with the disk. Keep it away from ... that would mess it up. If you do get the data off it, go through and make it makes sense.
Description : Which of the following storage device can be used for storing large backup data? (a) Floppy disks (b) Hard disk (c) Magnetic tapes (d) None of these -Technology
Last Answer : "B) Hard Disk.
Description : Which of the following is an example of connectivity? 1) Internet 2) Floppy disk 3) Power cord 4) Data 5) None of these
Last Answer : Answer :1
Description : Which device is used to backup the data? A) Floppy Disk B) Tape C) Network Drive D) All of the above
Description : Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data? A) Floppy Disk B) Hard Disk C) Compact Disk D) Magneto Optic Disk
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Which of, the following isa storagedevice that uses rigid,permanently installed magnetic disks to store data/information– (A) floppy diskette (B) hard disk (C) permanent disk (D) opticaldisk (E) None of these
Last Answer : hard disk
Description : Where does a computer add and compare data: a) Floppy Disk b) CPU Chip c) Memory Chip d) None of The Above
Last Answer : b) CPU Chip
Description : A CD-RW disk- 1) Has a faster access than an internal disk 2) Is a form of optical disk, so it can only be written once 3) Holds less data than a floppy disk 4) Can be erased and rewritten
Last Answer : 4) Can be erased and rewritten
Description : Which of the following device can store large amounts of data? 1) Floppy Disk 2) Hard Disk 3) CDROM 4) Zip Disk
Last Answer : 2) Hard Disk
Description : Which of the following is a storage device that uses rigid, permanently installed magnetic disks to store data/information - 1) Floppy diskette 2) Hard disk 3) Permanent disk 4) None of these
Last Answer : 2) Hard disk
Description : Which of the following is a storage device that uses rigid, permanently installed magnetic disks to store data/information - 1 Floppy diskette 2 Hard disk 3 Permanent disk 4 None of these
Last Answer : 2 Hard disk
Description : Where does a computer add and compare data? a. Hard disk b. Floppy disk c. CPU chip d. Memory chip
Last Answer : c. CPU chip
Description : Where does a computer add and compare its data? (A) CPU (B) Memory (C) Hard disk (D) Floppy disk
Last Answer : (A) CPU
Description : Where does a computer add, compare and shuffle data ? (1) Memory chip (2) CPU chip (3) Floppy disk (4) Hard disk
Last Answer : CPU chip
Description : How much data does a standard floppy disk hold? (1) 512KB (2) 1.44MB (3) 20 MB (4) 1GB
Last Answer : 1.44MB
Description : When computers use the cylinder method to store data on a hard disk pack, what three items make up the address that tells the computer where on a specific disk to store the data?
Last Answer : . a. Cylinder number. b. Recording surface number.
Description : Floppy disks are available in A) Single side single density B) Single side double density C) Both of above D) None of above
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Floppy disks are available in a. Single side single density b. Single side double density c. Both of above d. None of above
Last Answer : Both of above