storage Flashcards
(13 cards)
describe a hard disk
It is non volatile, has moving parts, hard to damage, stores alot of data and is used in desktops
describe a cd
is it digital optical disc and stores audio
describe a dvd
it is a optical data type, stores alot of data, can be re written and is expensiv e
whats a SSD (solid state drive) often refered as flash drive
they contain flash memory media and dont have moving parts it is non-volatile, data is written and erased easily used in portable devices
whats a optical disc drive
they contain optical disc media and uses a laser beam
what is an internal storage device
connect directly to computers mother board
what is an external storage device
connects to the computers mother baord throught external ports and adapters
what are the 2 types that storage media can be
write once and re writable
how many bites is a kilo byte
1000
how many bites is a megabyte
1000,000 9 1 mil
how many bites is in a gigabyte
1000,000,000
how many bytes in a terabyte
1000,000,000,000