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Storage Devices and Media
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20 CIE IGCSE Information and Communication Technology questions on Storage Devices and Media, each with instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme.

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Which of the following is a characteristic of solid-state storage devices?

  1. They contain moving parts to read and write data
  2. They use magnetic platters to store data
  3. They have no moving parts and use flash memory
  4. They require constant power to retain data
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✓ Answer: C — They have no moving parts and use flash memory
Award 1 mark for identifying that solid-state storage has no moving parts and uses flash memory. A is incorrect — this describes magnetic hard disk drives. B is incorrect — magnetic platters are used in HDDs, not solid-state devices. D is incorrect — solid-state storage is non-volatile and retains data without power.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Which statement correctly describes how data is stored on a magnetic hard disk drive?

  1. Data is stored by burning pits into the surface of the disk
  2. Data is stored by trapping electrons in floating gate transistors
  3. Data is stored by magnetising areas of the disk surface to represent binary 1s and 0s
  4. Data is stored using laser light to change the reflective properties of the surface
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✓ Answer: C — Data is stored by magnetising areas of the disk surface to represent binary 1s and 0s
Award 1 mark for identifying magnetisation of disk surface areas. A is incorrect — burning pits describes optical storage (CD/DVD). B is incorrect — floating gate transistors are used in flash memory/solid-state storage. D is incorrect — laser technology is used in optical storage media.
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CIE IGCSE Information and Communication Technology: Storage Devices and Media FAQ

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Kramizo currently has 20 exam-board-aligned practice questions on Storage Devices and Media for CIE IGCSE Information and Communication Technology, with new questions added every week. Each question gives you instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme that tells you exactly what would earn marks on a real CIE paper. The questions span the full difficulty range — from straightforward recall (level 1) right up to multi-step reasoning and evaluation (level 3) — so the bank works for first-pass revision and final exam-week stress testing alike.
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Are the Storage Devices and Media questions aligned to the official CIE IGCSE Information and Communication Technology syllabus?
Every question is written against the published CIE IGCSE Information and Communication Technology specification, including the exact command words (state, describe, explain, calculate, evaluate, etc.), mark allocations, and difficulty tier you'd see on a real CIE paper. Explanations are written in the style of official examiner mark schemes — they tell you what is being awarded marks and why distractors are wrong, not just whether you got it right. The bank is continually refined to match the latest syllabus updates from CIE.
How is Storage Devices and Media typically tested on CIE IGCSE Information and Communication Technology papers?
Storage Devices and Media appears across multiple question types on real CIE IGCSE Information and Communication Technology papers — most commonly as multiple-choice questions in the objective section, structured short-answer questions in the main paper, and occasionally as part of an extended response. Kramizo's practice bank reflects that mix: 4-option MCQs, true/false statements, fill-in-the-blank key terms, multi-select questions, and ordering questions. Working through the bank gives you exposure to every question style examiners actually use.

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