Computer Storage Devices
Computer Storage Devices
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Storage devices: Storage devices retain items such as data, instructions, and information for retrieval and future use They include floppy disks or diskettes, hard disks, compact discs (both read-only and discrecordable), tapes, PC cards, Smart Cards, microfilm, and microfiche.
A storage device is a hardware device designed to store information There are two types of storage devices used in computers; a 'primary storage' device and a 'secondary storage' device primary storage is a storage location that holds memory for short periods of times while the computer is on
computer RAM and cache are both examples of a primary storage device
This type of storage is the fastest type of memory in your computer and is used to store data while it's being used
This type of storage is the fastest type of memory in your computer and is used to store data while it's being used
secondary storage is a storage medium that holds information until it is deleted or overwritten regardless if the computer has power a floppy disk drive and hard disk drive are secondary storage devices Off line storage Term used to describe any type of storage that is removable and cannot be accessed by the computer once removed.
floppy disk, flash drive & memory card are the examples of offline storage devices.
Storage devices
Flash
& USB drives : these drives are very compact and easy to carry
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E.g. 1GB to 16GB pen drives are available & in USB hard drive 125Gb to 1Tb
Storage devices
Cd, Dvd & blu ray disk these are the devices which stores the limited data in it Cd storage capacity 700mb Dvd stores 4Gb in single layered & double lay stores 8Gb While newly launched Blu ray disk stores three times more data It stores 25Gb in single layered & 50Gb in double layered
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storage devices both primary & secondary devices are useful to store the valuable data and it can be transfer easily from one pc to other pc
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