Storage devices and media

SSD is short from

• Super state drive

• Solid state drive

• Solid super drive

• Super service drive

Solid state drive

• Storage that works by storing the data in electronic circuits
• Storage that can be disconnected from the main computer unit, for example to transfer files between computers.
• Storage that uses a surface which can be magnetised to store data.

Magnetic storage

• Storage that uses a surface which can be magnetised to store data
• Storage that can be disconnected from the main computer unit, for example to transfer files between computers.
• Moving a data, program or file from memory onto secondary storage for later use.

What is the most durable?

• Magnetic Tape
• Solid State Drive
• Hard Drive
• CD

What type of storage is this?

• Magnetic
• Optical
• Solid State

What is an advantage of a CD?

• Easily scratched, leading to the loss of data
• Large storage capacity
• Expensive to buy
• Portable, easy to carry around

What is an advantage of a Hard drive?

• Easily scratched, leading to the loss of data
• Large storage capacity
• Expensive to buy
• Portable, easy to carry around

What is a disadvantage of solid state storage?

• Easily scratched, leading to the loss of data
• Large storage capacity
• Expensive to buy
• Portable, easy to carry around

Which of the following is NOT a type of storage

• Magnetic storage

• Optical storage

• Solid state storage

• Hub storage

Which of the following is an advantage of using a hard disk drive (HDD)?

• They have a very fast data transfer rate and fast access times to data

• Generally less expensive than optical storage media examples

• They have the same amount of storage as CD-RW

• They are cheaper than RW disks