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If you have used Google Docs to create a word processing document, you have used cloud computing.

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B) False

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The process of accessing information from secondary storage devices is referred to as:

A) backing up.
B) restoring.
C) writing.
D) reading.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Three ways to improve the performance of a hard disk include:

Disk caching improves hard-disk performance by compressing files.

What is it called when servers on the Internet supply applications as a service, rather than a product?

Blu-ray Discs are the high definition standard and have a far greater capacity than DVDs.

On a hard disk each track is divided into invisible wedge-shaped sections called:

Media are the actual physical material that holds the data and programs.

Describe some of the advantages and disadvantages of using cloud computing and cloud storage.

Which of the following measures the amount of time required by the storage device to retrieve data and programs?

CD-ROM is an example of a(n) _____ type of storage medium.

Describe how file compression works.Explain the advantages of file compression.

This allows you to upload and store documents on the Internet.

Hard disks use tracks, sectors, and cylinders to store and organize files.

Which of these is not a mass storage device?

Most large organizations store data through a strategy called a(n) _____ to promote efficient and safe use of data across the networks within their organizations.

With _____, or online storage, you can access your files from any computer with an Internet connection.

Tracks are divided into invisible wedge-shaped sections called _____.

_____ memory cards are a form of a solid-state storage device widely used in smartphones, digital media players and GPS navigation systems.

In order to access your documents and files that are stored in the cloud, you must have an Internet connection.