COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE

SECONDARY STORAGE DEVICES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Increases storage capacity by reducing the amount of space required to store data and programs.
A
file compression
B
digital versatile discs
C
storage area network
D
network attached storage
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Data compression is a reduction in the number of bits needed to represent data. Compressing data can save storage capacity, speed up file transfer and decrease costs for storage hardware and network bandwidth.

Detailed explanation-2: -One way to improve the storage capacity of a hard disk is to: use file compression. Solid-state storage devices are different than hard disks in that they: have no moving parts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Option (D) Among the optical storage devices, the blu-ray disk has the highest memory capacity. As the one layered and one-sided blu-ray disc can possess the data up to 50 GB and the double-sided blu-ray hold just double data.

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