Storage Devices and embedded systems

SSD has lower ???, faster read/writes, and supports more IOPs compared to HDD.

• Latency

• Capacity

• Speed

• Size

??? Tape can be used to back up large volumes of data.

• Optical

• Magnetic

• Solid State

• Flash

Which functional characteristics? The ability to be easily carried or moved.

• Durability

• Portability

• Speed

• Capacity

Optical storage uses a ??? Light to mark patterns on a disk.

• Infrared

• Ultraviolet

• Laser

• LED

This is made of microchips (switches). The state of the switches determines if a 1, or 0 is stored.

• Magnetic

• Optical

• Solid State

• Mechanical

??? or fixed disk is a data storage device that uses magnetic storage to store and retrieve digital information.

• Flash Drive

• Optical Disk

• Solid State Drive

• Hard Disk Drive

Hard disk drives use more ??? to rotate the platters, generating heat and noise.

• Light

• Air

• Electricity

• Water

Example of optical storage that stores movies on.

• USB

• Hard Drive

• SSD

• DVD

What is an embedded system?

• A computer system with a dedicated function within a larger system

• A standalone computer used for general purposes

• A system designed for gaming applications

• A type of software used for data analysis

Which of the following is an example of an embedded system?

• A personal laptop

• A smartphone

• A dishwasher motherboard

• A desktop computer