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    The document discusses storage technology and devices. It describes how electronic devices store, retrieve, and save instructions and data. There are different types of storage devices for personal computers, including magnetic hard disk drives, floppy disk drives, and optical CD-ROM drives. Capacity and speed are important factors to consider when selecting a storage device.

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    The document discusses storage technology and devices. It describes how electronic devices store, retrieve, and save instructions and data. There are different types of storage devices for personal computers, including magnetic hard disk drives, floppy disk drives, and optical CD-ROM drives. Capacity and speed are important factors to consider when selecting a storage device.

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    Storage Technology

    Electronic devices that store, retrieve, and save instructions and data. Todays microcomputers or PCs include several types of storage devices. Capacity and speed are important considerations when selecting a new storage device for a PC.

    Liaquat Ali Rahoo (IMSA)

    Storage Technology
    Magnetic storage devices store data by magnetizing particles on a disk or tape. They have a limited life-span of 1 to 5 years, depending on the device. Optical storage devices store data as light and dark spots on the disk surface. They have an unlimited lifeLiaquat Ali Rahoo span. (IMSA)

    Storage Devices
    Hard Disk Drives
    Capacity is measured in gigabytes (GB or billions of bytes). Typically permanently installed. Used to store operating system, application software, utilities and data. Magnetic storage device.
    Learn more about how a hard disk drive Liaquat Ali Rahoo works from How Stuff Works website. (IMSA)
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    Storage Devices
    Floppy Disk Drives
    Capacity is 1.44 to 2.0 megabytes (MB or millions of bytes).
    Storage device with the smallest capacity Most portable storage media

    Magnetic storage device.


    Liaquat Ali Rahoo (IMSA) 4

    Storage Devices
    CD-ROM Drives
    Typically installed on all new computer systems. (Were add-on device until the mid 1990s). Capacity is 600 to 750 megabytes (MB or millions of bytes). Most mass-produced commercial software is packaged on a CD.
    Liaquat Ali Rahoo (IMSA) 5

    Storage Devices
    CD-ROM Drives
    Used more often now for backup storage as CD-RW (read/write) technology has become less expensive. Data is read from CD by a laser. Optical storage device.

    Learn how to write data, images, and Liaquat Ali Rahoo audio to a CD from Kodaks website. (IMSA)

    Storage Devices
    Other Types of Drives
    Zip Drives Several different capacities are available. Tape Drives Generally used for system backups, becoming less common. DVD drives Can also read CDs, now more common as a standard device on new computer systems.
    Learn more about specific hardware components Liaquat Ali Rahoo and their functions from Toms Hardware. (IMSA)

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