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Storage, memory and

processing
MODULE 1.3

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Memory and storage


What are memory and storage?
Online storage
Backing up
Basic troubleshooting
Processing
Test and improve
Memory and storage

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What are memory and storage? 4

Memory
• Holds the data and instructions that the computer is using whilst
it is on and working
• Memory is electronic
• Memory is fast to access
• Needs power to keep its contents (volatile)

Storage
• Holds programs and data far more permanently
• Magnetic (hard drive), optical (CD, DVD) or electronic (flash
drives and SSD)
• Slow because its works mechanically
• Keeps contents even when computer is switched off (non-
volatile)
Advertisements 5

Memory Storage
• Where the advert refers to RAM it
indicates memory.
• Terms such as HDD (Hard Disk
Drive), SSD (Solid State Drive) and
DVD writer refer to the storage on the
April 2017 computer.

April 2017
SSDs are much faster at transferring data
than hard drives.

A computer with an SSD will perform


much faster than the same computer with a
hard drive.
Online storage 6

Online storage - disk space that is allocated to you on a


server on the internet
Online storage 7
Online storage 8

Advantages
• Accessible from anywhere on any device with internet
access.
• Saves space on the user’s computer.
• Changes all in one place – all devices always the latest
version
• Backup and security managed by storage provider
• Easy to share files with other people
• Data is still accessible even if your computer ‘crashes’ or is
stolen
Online storage 9

 Disadvantages

• Only accessible when you have an internet connection


• Especially large files may not be usable over slow
connections
• Pay for the bandwidth used to upload and download (and for
extra storage space)
• No control over backup and security
• If the company goes bankrupt you may lose all your data
Online storage/Cloud 10

computing
Online storage differs from Cloud Computing - it only involves
storing files online.
Real cloud computing means that actual programs run on a server
on the internet and you access those programs through your web
browser.
Backing up 11

Must be
 easy to restore the data from the backup media
 quick and easy to make a backup

flash drives
Popular
back-up
strategies portable hard drives

online backup services


How to write CDs and DVDs
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1. Open Windows/File Explorer.
2. Select files and folders that you want to
write to CD or DVD.
3. Drag the files/folders to icon of the CD or
DVD drive in the left column of
Windows Explorer.
4. Repeat 2 and 3 until you have filled the
disc (around 700 MB for a CD or 4.7 GB
for a DVD) /copied all the files you need.
5. Right-click on the drive and choose the
‘Burn’ option.

Using CDs or DVDs for backup purposes is not


recommended. They are slow and unreliable.
Archive

Backup
s and
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Backups

• Copy or duplicate files in case something goes


wrong. Can be automated.

Archiving

• Storing files that are not meant to be accessed


regularly, but kept as reference, usually onto an
external hard drive.

Backups are essential. Archiving is not.


Basic troubleshooting 14

• specialist backup software - compresses


Managing data and compares backup with storage,
backups only adds the changed files to the backup

• Problems reading a CD or DVD? Make


sure that it is clean.
Problems with • Problems writing to a CD or DVD?
CDs / DVDs Lower speed, enough storage space to
create an image, no other task whilst
burning the CD/DVD.
Basic troubleshooting 15

• Formatting – preparing a disk to store


data
Formatting and • Most disks are pre-formatted
reformatting • Now and then you may need to reformat
a disk

• Fix problems on hard drives, SSDs and


Disk scanning flash drives by running a disk scanner
• Check a drive for errors and bad sectors
Basic troubleshooting 16

• The more the computer is used, the more


Disk the files get scattered on the disk
defragmentation • A utility that puts the parts of files back
together again, speeds your computer up
Basic troubleshooting 17

• Disk Cleanup
• Temporary files downloaded from
internet
• Deleted files and folders from Recycle
Disk filling up Bin
(too little • Temporary files created by Windows
space) • Components of Windows that you are
not using
• Installed programs that you no longer or
seldom use
Processing

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Processing 19

Motherboard CPU RAM ROM


• Large circuit • CPU does all the • RAM - where • Holds the
board - all the processing CPU obtains programs that
other components • Speed is instructions and control the basic
plug into measured in GHz data that it needs hardware of the
• ‘Dual core’ or to work on computer
‘quad core’ (or • A program only
any other ‘core’) runs when it is
describe a CPU - loaded into
tells you how memory and can
many physical only work with
CPUs are on chip data that is loaded
into memory
How the computer starts itself 20

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Loads operating
CPU system
Test and improve
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