ISDS 505 Final Chapter 14 question and answers: A collection of data stored on a nonvolatile device in a computer system is a...

Random access memory is ________________________. a. volatile b. persistent c. permanent d. sequential - Answer - a. volatile A collection of data stored on a nonvolatile device in a computer system is a(n) ________________________. a. application b. operating system c. computer file d. memory map - Answer - c. computer file Which of the following is not considered to be permanent storage? a. a USB drive b. a hard disk c. RAM d. None of these is permanent storage. - Answer - c. RAM When you store data in a computer file on a persistent storage device, you are ________________________. a. reading b. writing c. directing d. rooting - Answer - b. writing Which of the following is not a File class method? a. Create() b. Delete() c. Exists() d. End() - Answer - d. End() In the data hierarchy, a group of characters that has some meaning, such as a last name or ID number, is a ________________________. a. byte b. field c. file d. record - Answer - b. field When each record in a file is stored in order based on the value in some field, the file is a(n) ________________________ file. a. random access b. sequential c. formatted d. application - Answer - b. sequential A channel through which data flows between a program and storage is a ________________________. a. path b. folder c. directory d. stream - Answer - d. stream Which of the following is not part of a FileStream constructor? a. the file size b. the file mode c. the filename d. the type of access - Answer - a. the file size