STORAGE DEVICES

STORAGE
DEVICE
Hard Disk Drive
Solid State Drive
USB thumb drive
STORAGE DEVICES

any hardware capable of

holding information either
temporarily or permanently.
 Hard Disk Drive
(sometimes abbreviated as a hard drive,
HD, or HDD) is a non-volatile data storage
device. It is usually installed internally in a
computer, attached directly to the disk
controller of the computer's motherboard.
Hard Disk Drive
 Solid-State Drive
an SSD is a storage
medium that uses non-
volatile memory as a means
of holding and accessing
data.
 USB Thumb Drive
aUSB flash drive, data stick, pen drive,
memory unit, keychain drive, and thumb
drive, a jump drive is a portable storage
device. It is often the size of a human thumb
(hence the name) and connects to a computer
via a USB port.
 USB Thumb Drive
Flash drives are an easy way
to store and transfer
information between
computers and range in sizes
from 2 GB to 1 TB.
 SD Card
Flash drives are an easy way to store and
transfer information between computers and
range in sizes from 2 GB to 1 TB. Short for
Secure Digital card, the SD card is one of
the more common types of memory cards
used with electronics.
 SD Card

The SD technology is used by over 400

brands of electronic equipment and
over 8000 different models, including
digital cameras and cell phones.
 Types of SD cards
The three versions of the SD card, along
with their physical dimensions, are shown
below.
 Types of SD cards

SD - 32mm x 24mm x 2.1mm.

MiniSD - 21.5mm x 20mm x 1.4mm.
MicroSD - 15mm x 11mm x 1.0mm
 CD
Abbreviated as CD, a compact disc is a
flat, round, optical storage medium
invented by James Russell. The first CD
was created at a Philips factory in Germany
on August 17, 1982.
 CD
The picture is an example of the
bottom of a standard compact disc
and is the side the disc player
reads. The opposite side of the
disc has a label to help indicate
what is on the disc
 DVD
Short for digital versatile disc or
digital video disc, a DVD or DVD-
ROM is a disc capable of storing a
significant amount more data than a
standard compact disc.
 DVD
widely used for storing and viewing
movies and ot her data. The picture
of the Matrix DVD movie disc is an
example of a DVD movie. DVD-
ROM drives that utilize these discs
were first sold in 1997
Floppy Diskette
a floppy or floppy disk, a
floppy diskette is a type of
storage media, capable of
storing electronic data, like
a computer file.
Tape Drive
A tape is a magnetically
thin coated piece of plastic
wrapped around wheels
capable of storing data.
Tape
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Quiz
 1. It is usually installed internally in a computer, attached
directly to the disk controller of the computer's
motherboard.
 2.any hardware capable of holding information either
temporarily or permanently.
 3. device used for an easy way to store and transfer
information between computers
 4.is a type of storage media, capable of storing electronic
data, like a computer file.
Quiz
5. one of the more common types of memory cards
used with electronics
6. a disc capable of storing a significant amount more
data than a standard compact disc
7. a magnetically thin coated piece of plastic
wrapped around wheels capable of storing data.
8. a flat, round, optical storage medium
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