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    Backing Storage Devices

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    Backing storage devices can be either internal or external to a computer and include fixed and portable hard disks, floppy disks, magnetic tapes, CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray disks, memory sticks, and flash memory cards. These storage devices fall into three main categories - magnetic, optical, and solid state - with magnetic devices including hard disks and tapes, optical including CDs and DVDs, and solid state including memory sticks and flash cards.

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    Backing storage devices can be either internal or external to a computer and include fixed and portable hard disks, floppy disks, magnetic tapes, CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray disks, memory sticks, and flash memory cards. These storage devices fall into three main categories - magnetic, optical, and solid state - with magnetic devices including hard disks and tapes, optical including CDs and DVDs, and solid state including memory sticks and flash cards.

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    Backing storage devices can be either internal or external to a computer and include fixed and portable hard disks, floppy disks, magnetic tapes, CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray disks, memory sticks, and flash memory cards. These storage devices fall into three main categories - magnetic, optical, and solid state - with magnetic devices including hard disks and tapes, optical including CDs and DVDs, and solid state including memory sticks and flash cards.

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    Backing storage devices can be either internal or external to a computer and include fixed and portable hard disks, floppy disks, magnetic tapes, CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray disks, memory sticks, and flash memory cards. These storage devices fall into three main categories - magnetic, optical, and solid state - with magnetic devices including hard disks and tapes, optical including CDs and DVDs, and solid state including memory sticks and flash cards.

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    Backing storage devices are either internal or external (i.e.

    plug-in devices) to the

    computer, and are one of three types:

    Fixed hard disk CD-RW and DVD-RW

    Portable hard disk DVD-RAM


    drives

    Floppy disk drives Blu-ray disks

    Magnetic tapes Memory sticks/pen drives

    CD-ROM and DVD-ROM Flash memory cards

    CD-R and DVD-R

    - magnetic:

    - Fixed hard disk

    - Portable hard disk drives

    - Floppy disk drives

    - Magnetic tapes

    - optical

    - CD-ROM and DVD-ROM

    - CD-R and DVD-R

    - CD-RW and DVD-RW

    - DVD-RAM

    - Blu-ray disks

    - solid state:

    - Memory sticks/pen drives

    - Flash memory cards

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