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AL WAHA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Term III (ICT) 0417/1

Grade 8 …… Chapter 3 Worksheet 1
Name: ________________________ Max Marks:____/20
1. Laptop computers use Solid State Drives (SSD) rather than Hard Disc Drives (HDD).
Describe two disadvantages of using an SSD rather than an HDD in a laptop computer.
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2. Joanna has a number of text files, music files, and video files stored on the hard disk
Drive of her computer. She wants to transfer these files onto removable storage media.
She can use CDs, DVDs, Pen Drives or Blu-Rays.
(a) Draw a line to link each medium to its storage capacity.
Medium Storage Capacity
CD 4.5 GB
DVD 1 TB
Pen Drive 25 GB
Blu-Ray 700 MB
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3. An archive contains thousands of paper documents. These documents are going to
be scanned for electronic storage. The documents could be stored on CD-Rs or a hard disk.
(a) Give two advantages of CD-Rs.
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(b) Give two advantages to hard disks.
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4. CD, DVD and Blu-ray are types of optical storage media.
Tick the most appropriate optical storage medium for each of the statements.
CD DVD Blu-Ray
Stores lower quality audio files
Has the highest storage capacity
The RAM version of this medium is used to

record and play recorded images at the same
time
Stores high definition movies
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5. Indicate whether the following statements are true or false by putting a tick (✓) in the
appropriate box.
Statements True False
Both DVDs and Blu-ray discs can make use of dual-layering

technology
CD-RW can act as the same as a ROM chip
Pen drives connect to the computer through a USB port.
In recent times, both the CD and DVD are showing signs of

becoming obsolete.
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6. A student has completed some work at school and wishes to take it home. He could use a
pen drive or a CD R disc to transport the files.
(a) Give two error messages that could appear to stop him saving his work.
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(b) Compare and contrast the use of a pen drive rather than a CD R.
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Term III (ICT) 0417/1

Stores lower quality audio files

Has the highest storage capacity

The RAM version of this medium is used to

Both DVDs and Blu-ray discs can make use of dual-layering

Pen drives connect to the computer through a USB port.

In recent times, both the CD and DVD are showing signs of

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