Choosing storage type and size together

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Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. Which storage is best for holding your operating system and programs so they open quickly?

A A large, slow HDD

B A small, fast SSD

2. Which storage is the cheapest way to store lots of photos, music and old files?

A A large HDD

B A large SSD

3. A student edits long 4K video projects. What size of storage matters most?

A Lots of space, such as 1 TB or more

B Just 64 GB, because video files are small

4. True or false: A faster drive always means you can store more files.

A False: speed and size are separate things

B True: faster drives always hold more

5. Your budget is small and you only keep a few school documents. Which choice makes the most sense?

A A 4 TB SSD

B A small, low-cost drive

Match the Pairs

Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.

Left column		Right column
1256 GB SSD		AStorage: 1 TB SSD for video projects
22 TB HDD		BStorage: 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
3A video editor with big projects needs lots of space as well as speed, so choose a large drive		CA small but fast drive, good for the operating system and programs that need to open quickly
4A budget student laptop that balances speed and size uses a small SSD for programs plus a large HDD for files		DA large SSD costs much more than an HDD. For bulk files that do not need speed, a 3 TB HDD is the cheaper choice.
5Best choice for 4K video editing: 128 GB HDD		E128 GB is far too small for video projects, and an HDD is slow for editing. It needs a larger drive, ideally an SSD with 1 TB or more.
6Cheapest way to store 3 TB of photos: 3 TB SSD		FA large, cheap drive, good for storing lots of bulk files like photos and old videos

Definitions

storage trade-off

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.

IF use = "programs" THEN type ← "___" END IF

IF use = "bulk files" THEN type ← "___" END IF

IF use = "video projects" THEN size ← "2 __" END IF

IF speed = "high" ___ budget = "high" THEN type ← "SSD" END IF

type ← "SSD" size ← "512 GB" ______ type + " " + size

Spot the Error

Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.

Question 1

A use = "game programs"

B size_gb = 512

C kind = "HDD"

D print(kind, size_gb)

Question 2

A videos = 40

B gb_each = 50

C total_gb = videos * gb_each

D total_tb = total_gb * 1000

E print(total_tb, "TB needed")

Question 3

A budget = 80

B hdd_price = 70

C ssd_price = 120

D if ssd_price >= budget:

E print("Buy the SSD")

Question 4

A # HDD: costly, small, faster

B kind = "HDD"

C size_tb = 4

D print(kind, size_tb, "TB")

Question 5

A def pick(need_gb, budget)

B if need_gb > 1000:

C return "HDD"

D return "SSD"

Answer Key

Choosing storage type and size together

Section A: Quick Questions

B — A small, fast SSD

A — A large HDD

A — Lots of space, such as 1 TB or more

A — False: speed and size are separate things

B — A small, low-cost drive

Section B: Match the Pairs

256 GB SSD → A small but fast drive, good for the operating system and programs that need to open quickly

2 TB HDD → A large, cheap drive, good for storing lots of bulk files like photos and old videos

A video editor with big projects needs lots of space as well as speed, so choose a large drive → Storage: 1 TB SSD for video projects

A budget student laptop that balances speed and size uses a small SSD for programs plus a large HDD for files → Storage: 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Best choice for 4K video editing: 128 GB HDD → 128 GB is far too small for video projects, and an HDD is slow for editing. It needs a larger drive, ideally an SSD with 1 TB or more.

Cheapest way to store 3 TB of photos: 3 TB SSD → A large SSD costs much more than an HDD. For bulk files that do not need speed, a 3 TB HDD is the cheaper choice.

Section C: Definitions

storage trade-off — Choosing storage by balancing speed (fast SSD or cheap HDD) and size (GB or TB) against the files you keep and your budget. Video projects need lots of space.

Section D: Fill in the Blanks

IF use = "programs" THEN
  type ← "SSD"
END IF

IF use = "bulk files" THEN
  type ← "HDD"
END IF

IF use = "video projects" THEN
  size ← "2 TB"
END IF

IF speed = "high" AND budget = "high" THEN
  type ← "SSD"
END IF

type ← "SSD"
size ← "512 GB"
OUTPUT type + " " + size

Section E: Spot the Error

C — Programs and games should load quickly, so a fast SSD is the right type. An HDD is slower, so it suits bulk files better. It should be kind = "SSD".

D — To convert GB to TB you divide by 1000, not multiply. 2000 GB is 2 TB. It should be total_tb = total_gb / 1000.

D — The SSD should only be bought when its price is within the budget. >= would buy it when it costs too much. It should be if ssd_price <= budget:.

A — An HDD is cheap per GB and comes in large sizes, but it is slower than an SSD. The comment should say cheap, big, slower.

A — A function definition must end with a colon. It should be def pick(need_gb, budget):.