Class 6 Domain: ICT Fundamentals

Chapter 1: ICT Fundamentals

Week 10: Worksheet # 1

Storage Devices
Internal hard
Internal hard drive is the primary storage device located inside a computer system. It usually
contains pre-installed software applications, the operating system and other files. Most desktop computers
have several internal hard drives, allowing them to provide greater data storage.
External Hard Disk
An external hard drive is a device, usually around the size of a book, that
you can store any file or app on. If you've ever used a USB flash drive, external
hard drives are essentially the same thing, but bigger and with more storage space.
What Is an HDD?
An HDD is a data storage device that lives inside the computer. It has spinning disks inside where
data is stored magnetically. The HDD has an arm with several "heads" (transducers) that read and write
data on the disk. HDDs are considered a legacy technology, meaning
they’ve been around longer than SSDs.

In general, they are lower in cost and are practical for data that
does not need to be accessed frequently, such as backups of photos, videos
or business files. They are available in two common form factors: 2.5 inch
(commonly used in laptops) and 3.5 inch (desktop computers).

What Is an SSD?
SSDs got their name solid state
because they use electronic device in which
electricity flows through solid semiconductor
crystals (silicon, gallium arsenide,
germanium). In an SSD, all data is stored in
integrated circuits. SSDs can reduce to the
shape and size of a stick of gum (what’s
known as the M.2 form factor) or even as
small as a postage stamp. SSDs are more
expensive than HDDs per amount of storage (in gigabytes (GB) and terabytes (TB)), but the gap is
closing as SSD prices decline at a faster pace that HDD prices year over year.

Difference Between Data and Information

Data can be a number, symbol, character, word, codes, graphs, etc. On the other hand,
information is data put into context. Information is utilized by humans in some significant way
(such as to make decisions, forecasts etc).

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Let us have a detailed look at the difference between data and information in a tabular column
below:

Data Information
Data is an individual unit that contains raw Information is a group of data that collectively
materials which do not carry any specific carries a logical meaning.
meaning.
It is measured in bits and bytes. Information is measured in meaningful units
like time, quantity, etc.
An example of data is a student’s test score The average score of a class is the information
derived from the given data.
BRAIN STORM
What do you know about HDD?
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What do you know about SDD?
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What are the examples of semiconductors?
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