Chapter 3: Storage devices and media

Magnetic storage media:

• store data magnetically
• store data on their surface
• storage media with no moving parts, based on electronic circuits and using flash memory
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Optical storage media:

• store data magnetically
• store data on their surface
• storage media with no moving parts, based on electronic circuits and using flash memory
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Solidstate media

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• storage media with no moving parts, based on electronic circuits and using flash memory
• store data on their surface
• store data magnetically

what is it?

• A hard disk
• A portable hard disk
• Memory card
• Memory stick

with such advantages what storage devices do you know?
very large, fast, low, fragile is moved, expensive

• fixed hard disks
• portable hard disks
• magnetic tapes
• Blu-ray

with such advantages what storage devices do you know?
very large, slow, medium, robust but needs care, expensive

• fixed hard disks
• portable hard disks
• magnetic tapes
• Blu-ray

with such advantages what storage devices do you know?
large, fast, high, robust, medium

• Blu-ray
• CD
• Flesh memory cards
• Memory sticks

The disadvantages of memory cards.
Choose the correct answer

• they can break easily
• need very little power
• are available in many sizes
• are small, light and compact so are very easily portable