Storage devices

Question 1

Hard Disk Drives: whats in ur laptops

Answer 1

Pros: Low cost, large storage capacity and reliable
Cons: slower than SSD, portability

Question 2

Solid State Drive: also in your laptop

Answer 2

Pros: Speed- reads and writes quick, lower power consumption, reliable
Cons: higher costs than HDD, low storage capacity, finite number of writes compared to HDD

Question 3

SD cards

Answer 3

Pros: small and portable, easy to transfer data
Cons: easy to lose, compatibility issues and low storage capacity

Question 4

USB/Memory Sticks

Answer 4

Pros: Small and portable, highly compatible.
Cons: Low storage capacity and easy to lose

Question 5

Optical Disk: CDs

Answer 5

Pros: small and portable, cheap
Cons: easily damaged or broken, storage capacity can become expensive.

Question 6

Magnetic Tape: Tape

Answer 6

Pros: Large storage capacity and very cheap
Cons: slow when accessing data and compatibility issues