Data Storage | MCQs

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Non – numeric data is any form of data that is measured in non-number  form.

It makes use of symbols and letters.

Such data can only be identified in a word format.

For example, employee address, date of birth, name, etc.

Explanation

Explanation

Petabyte (PB), a unit of information equivalent to 1000 terabytes which is used, for example, to quantify computer memory or storage capacity.

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TB stands for Terabytes. 

Terabytes are the largest unit of storage 

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Megabyte 1024 kilobytes

Gigabyte         1024 megabytes

Terabyte         1024 gigabytes

Petabyte         1024 terabytes

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• Smallest to largest unit of storage: 

Byte (smallest)

KB

MB

GB

TB (Largest)

Explanation

A database is information that is set up for easy access, management and updating.

A bit is a binary digit and it is the smallest unit of data on a computer

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Explanation

Computer memory is of two basic types.

Primary memory(RAM and ROM) and Secondary memory(hard drive,CD,etc.

Explanation

The data dictionary is a part of a DBMS that stores metadata — details like table names, field names, data types, constraints, and relationships.

It helps the system manage and understand the structure of the database.

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An address is an identifiable location in computer memory where data is stored.

Each memory cell has a unique address used to access or modify data.

Explanation

MySQL, Microsoft Access, IBM DB2 are database management systems while Google is a search engine.

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One Terabyte (TB)= 1024 gigabytes (GB).

The size of information in the computer is measured in Kilobytes (KB), Megabytes (MB), Gigabytes (GB), and Terabytes (TB).

1 Kilobyte (KB) = 1024 bytes

One Megabyte (MB) = 1024 Kilobytes (KB)

One Gigabyte (GB) =  1024 Megabytes MB?