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TestOut PC Pro: 5.1 Storage Devices

TestOut PC Pro: 5.1 Storage Devices
What are the advantages of hard disks over all other forms of storage media? -
ANS --They have lots of storage (starting at 16 GB up to several TB).
-They are significantly faster than floppy discs.
-The cost per MB is cheap.

How do optical drives store and read data from a disc? - ANS -Optical drives use
lasers for both reading and writing information, and discs store information
through pits in their reflective coating. As the disc spins, the optical drive sends
laser optics to the disc and receives the stored information through the deflected
output.

How does a flash device differ from a hard disk? - ANS --Flash devices stores
information using programmable, non-volatile flash memory. They are also:
-Re-programmable
-Can retain content without power
-Highly portable
-Have fast memory access

-Hard disks store information on spinning aluminum platters, each of which
requires a read/write head. And because of all their moving parts, they are pron to
failure and damage (when dropped).

Which storage device types are magnetic media? Which are optical? Which are
solid state? - ANS -Magnetic Media:
-Hard disk drive (HDD)

Optical Media:
-CD
-DVD
-Blu-ray

Solid State Media:
-Flash
-Solid state drive (SSD)

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