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1
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The three main categories of storage devices are;

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built-in, external and portable

2
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Built-in storage device means the device is

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part of a computer

3
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External storage device means the device is

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not part of a computer.

4
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An external storage device is connected to the computer using

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an external port

5
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A portable device is

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an external device which is easy to carry around

6
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There are two main types of storage device;

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magnetic and optical

7
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Magnetic storage devices use

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magnetic properties of some metal oxides to store data.

8
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Magnetic storage is used in

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hard disk drives and tape drives

9
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Optical storage devices use

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lasers, which can “see” and read data on optical discs.

10
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Optical drives have lasers that read

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bumps and dips as ones and zeros which the computer can understand

11
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Optical storage is used in

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CDs and DVDs

12
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There are two many properties to consider for a storage device and they are

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capacity and speed

13
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Capacity is

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how much data a disk can hold

14
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Speed means

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how fast data can be transferred from computer to disk or vice versa

15
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The speed of transferring data from disk to computer is called the

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read speed

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The speed of transferring data from computer to disk is called the

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write speed

17
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CDs and DVDs can be broken into 2 basic categories and these are;

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Re-writable and Read-Only

18
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On a re-writable disk users can

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create the disk and contents can be added to.

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Re-writable disks are created by

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a special dye which creates the 1s and 0s

20
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Read-Only disks can only be

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made by a commercial company and the user cannot alter the contents of the disk

21
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Solid state device are devices which

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have no moving parts

22
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Solid state storage device store data using a special type of memory called

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flash memory

23
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Some solid state devices are;

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USBs, Camera flash cards, Chips in smart cards and Internal memory in MP3 players

24
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Advantages of solid state devices are that they are more

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robust than hard drives, they use less power and data is accessed quicker than hard drives.

25
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Computer interface is the point where a computer

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connects to an external device. Some send/receive data more quickly than others

26
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Most USB devices are now

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USB 2 or USB 3

27
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USB 3 is

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8 times faster than USB 2

28
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Some drives can connect using

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SATA interfaces

29
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Most internal devices now connect using

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SATA cables