ICT IGCSE Theory 1 Revision Presentation

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ICT IGCSE Theory – Revision Presentation 3.1 Storage devices and media Chapter 3: Storage devices and media • Identify storage devices, their associated media and their uses, e.g. • Magnetic backing storage media: fixed hard disks and drives, portable and removable hard disks, portable and removable hard drives, magnetic tape drives and magnetic tapes, memory cards • Optical backing storage media (CD/DVD/Blu-ray): CD ROM/DVD ROM, CD R/DVD R, CD RW/DVD RW, DVD RAM, Blu-ray discs • Solid state backing storage: solid state drives, flash drives (pen drive/memory stick/USB stick) • Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the above devices ICT IGCSE Theory – Revision Presentation 3.1 Storage devices and media Chapter 3: Storage devices and media WWW.YAHMAD.CO.UK What is Storage • Secondary Storage devices ensures data is stored permanently so that it can be used again at a later date. • Storage medium is the name given to the device that actually holds the data. • Sometimes the storage medium is fixed i.e. magnetic coated disks build into hard drive. • Sometimes the storage medium is removable from the device i.e. CD ROM that can be taken out of the drive. Think about what we store...