COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT When Storage Devices Write Data, Instructions, and Information

question 175

Multiple Choice

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT When storage devices write data, instructions, and information on storage media, they are creating output. What best describes the process of writing data?

• A) receiving input and translating it into computer language
• B) using a word processor to input data to a file
• C) transferring items from memory to a storage medium
• D) retrieving items from a storage medium to the operating system

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Definitions:

Investigator

A person who carries out a systematic inquiry or study to discover facts or information.

Illusory Correlation

is the perception of a relationship between two variables even when no such relationship exists.

Premonition

A strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant.

Random Assignment

Assigning participants to experimental and control groups by chance, thus minimizing preexisting differences between those assigned to the different groups.