Introduction to Computing MCQs with Answers
Practice important Introduction to Computing MCQs with answers and explanations.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q231: What is typically used to divide a track in a disk storage system?
- A: Zones
- B: Sectors
- C: Heads
- D: Bytes
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B
Q232: How much data can a typical sector on a disk hold?
- A: 128 bytes
- B: 256 bytes
- C: 512 bytes
- D: 1024 bytes
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C
Q233: In zoned-bit recording, what do adjacent tracks form?
- A: Sectors
- B: Zones
- C: Tracks
- D: Disks
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B
Q234: How many zones does a typical disk contain in zoned-bit recording?
- A: 5 zones
- B: 8 zones
- C: 10 zones
- D: 12 zones
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C
Q235: What is the term for the time required to move the read/write heads from one track to another?
- A: Rotation delay
- B: Seek time
- C: Access time
- D: Transfer rate
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B
Q236: What is rotation delay?
- A: Time to move the read/write heads
- B: Time for data to rotate to the head
- C: Time to transfer data
- D: Time to divide the track
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B
Q237: What does access time in a disk storage system include?
- A: Only seek time
- B: Only rotation delay
- C: Seek time and rotation delay
- D: Transfer rate
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C
Q238: What does the transfer rate in a disk storage system refer to?
- A: Time to move heads
- B: Speed of the disk rotation
- C: Rate of data transfer
- D: Number of zones
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C
Q239: Why do outer tracks on a magnetic disk contain more information?
- A: They spin faster
- B: They are closer to the read/write head
- C: They are longer
- D: They are less volatile
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C
Q240: What type of storage allows removal of the medium from the machine for archival purposes?
- A: Main memory
- B: Mass storage
- C: RAM
- D: Cache memory
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B