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Computer

Storage Devices
Unit 6

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Computer Storage Devices


A storage device is any hardware capable of holding information either
temporarily permanently. There are two types of storage devices used
with computers: a primary storage device, such as RAM and a secondary
storage device, like a hard drive.

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Types of Computer Storage


Ø Primary Storage
Primary storage device is a medium that holds memory for short periods
of time while a computer is running. Although it has a much lower access
time and faster performance, it is also about two orders of magnitude
more costly than secondary storage.
Random Access Memory (RAM) and cache are both examples of a primary
storage device.

Ø Secondary Storage
Secondary storage device is a non-volatile device that holds data until it is
deleted or overwritten. Hard drives (a prime example of secondary
storage) are the go-to solution for nearly all data kept on today's
computers.

Ø Tertiary Storage
Tertiary storage or tertiary memory provides a third level of storage.
Typically, it involves a robotic mechanism which will mount (insert) and
dismount removable mass storage media into a storage device according
to the system's demands; this data is often copied to secondary storage
before use. It is primarily used for archiving rarely accessed information
since it is much slower than secondary storage stores, accessed without
human operators.

Ø Offline Storage
A term used to describe any storage medium that is non-volatile and
whose data cannot be accessed by the computer once removed. A good
example of off-line storage is a USB thumb drive. Off-line storage is used
for transport as well as backup protection in the face of unpredictable
events, such as hardware failure due to power outage or files corrupted by
a computer viruses.
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Computer Storage Devices
Magnetic storage devices
Today, magnetic storage is one of the most common types of
storage used with computers and is the technology that many
computer hard drives use.

Some examples are:


• Floppy diskette
• Hard drive
• Magnetic strip
• SuperDisk
• Tape cassette
• Zip diskette

Optical storage devices


Another common storage is optical storage, which uses lasers
and lights as its method of reading and writing data.

Some examples are:


• Blu-ray disc
• CD-ROM disc
• CD-R and CD-RW disc
• DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW disc
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Computer Storage Devices


Flash memory devices
Flash memory has started to replace magnetic media as it becomes
cheaper as it is the more efficient and reliable solution.

Some examples are:


• Jump drive or flash drive
• Memory card
• Memory stick
• SSD

Fun Fact:
Today, we find hard
Online and cloud drives up to 1TB, but
Storing data online and in cloud storage is did you know, the first
hard drive was created
becoming popular as people need to in 1979, and could hold
access their data from more than one just 5MB of data!

device.

Some examples are:


• Cloud storage
• Network media

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Computer Processing Device


Alternately referred to as a processor, central processor,
or microprocessor, the CPU (pronounced sea-pea-you) is the Central
Processing Unit of the computer. A computer's CPU handles all
instructions it receives from hardware and software running on the
computer.

In the CPU, the primary components are the ALU (Arithmetic Logic
Unit) that performs mathematical, logical, and decision operations
and the CU (Control Unit) that directs all of the processors
operations.

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Review: Storage Devices


Find one picture of each of below listed storage devices and
paste them under the correct name.

Magnetic Storage Devices


Floppy diskette Hard drive

Optical Storage Devices


Blu-ray disc CD-ROM disc

Flash Memory Devices


Jump drive Memory Card

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Computer Storage Devices


Use the words from the word bank below and place them under the
correct category.

Floppy diskette Flash drive Hard drive

Memory card CD-ROM disc DVD-R

Memory stick Magnetic strip Blu-ray disc

Off-line Storage Magnetic Tape Optical Disk


DVD R
memory stick magnetic strip

memory card floppy diskette Blu ray disc

flash drive Hard drive CD-ROM disc

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Review: Computer Hardware


Use the words from the word bank below to label the correct computer storage
devices.

CD-Rom SD Card External Hard Drive


Hard disk Flash Drive Floppy Disk

external hard drive floppy disk cd rom

sd card Hard drive flash drive

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