Computer Studies Year 7

Storage Devices

ACTIVITY SHEET - Easy

(You can use a word processor for this task if you wish.)

TASK 1
Below are a number of uses for storage media. Choose which are best for each task from floppy disk, hard disk, CD or tape, CD-ROM.
(4 marks)

(a) (b) (c) (d)

Saving your English project which you will be working on again tomorrow. Transferring a piece of work from a laptop to a desktop. Backing up a set of folders. Saving a computer game which is to be sold in the shops.

TASK 2
Copy out the sentences and complete each one with the word Megabytes or Gigabytes.
(3 marks)

(a) Internal memory of a computer is usually measured in .... (b) A floppy disk can hold 1.44 . (c) The capacity of a hard drive is usually measured in ....

TASK 3
Give two reasons why it is not a good idea to store all your work on floppy disks.
(2 marks)