Here are the answers based on the questions you've provided:
A) How does one assess fault tolerance?
- by having the ability to recover from an internal hard disk failure
A) What attribute or advantage does a backup system give you?
- copies of data on removable media
A) What is another name for a portable storage device?
- secondary storage device
A) A compact disk (CD) is an example of a(n)
- optical disk.
A) As storage media, what is the advantage of a solid-state drive (SSD) over hard disk drive (HDD)?
- SSD offers a speed between 50 to 250MB/sec.