Question

Заполнить пропуски a) Hard disk b) Portable hard drive c) Tracks d) Backupe) Access time f) Floppy disk drive g) Sectors h) Transfer rate1. The first rule of data storage is to make a _________of all important files.2. A ________is slower than a hard drive and can only hold 1.44 MB disks.3. The ________inside your PC is made of aluminium alloy covered with a magneticcoating. This makes the disk itself a rigid plate, hence its name.4. The ________are circles around a disk and the _____are segments within eachcircle.5. This hard drive is a 60 GB IBM model with a fast ______of 8ms.6. The _______ is the rate of transmission of data from the disk to the CPU. This isusually described in megabytes per second.7. Apple’s iPod music player can double as a ______for transporting computer data.

Answer 1

1. The first rule of data storage is to make a backup of all important files.

2. A floppy disk drive is slower than a hard drive and can only hold 1.44 MB disks.

3. The hard disk inside your PC is made of aluminium alloy covered with a magnetic coating. This makes the disk itself a rigid plate, hence its name.

4. The tracks are circles around a disk and the sectors are segments within each circle.

5. This hard drive is a 60 GB IBM model with a fast transfer rate of 8ms.

6. The access time is the rate of transmission of data from the disk to the CPU. This is usually described in megabytes per second.

7. Apple’s iPod music player can double as a portable hard drive  for transporting computer data.

Answer 2

1. The first rule of data storage is to make a backup of all important files.
2. A floppy disk drive is slower than a hard drive and can only hold 1.44 MB disks.
3. The hard disk inside your PC is made of aluminium alloy covered with a magnetic coating. This makes the disk itself a rigid plate, hence its name.
4. The tracks are circles around a disk and the sectors are segments within each circle.
5. This hard drive is a 60 GB IBM model with a fast access time of 8ms.
6. The transfer rate is the rate of transmission of data from the disk to the CPU. This is usually described in megabytes per second.
7. Apple’s iPod music player can double as a portable hard drive for transporting computer data.