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It's a device that uses microchips instead of 'standard' components. For example - most computer hard-drives consist of a spinning disk that's read by the computer in a similar way to a stylus 'reading' a record. Modern drives are SSD devices - that consist of high capacity integrated circuits.
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What divice has the most storage space?
hard drive
What is a thumb drive?
a thumb sized storage divice.
What is a Thumb-drive?
a thumb sized storage divice.
Is a sata hard drive better than a solid hard drive?
a solid state drive is faster than an sata drive...
Why is a solid state drive referred to as solid state?
A normal hard drive consists of a disc that is constantly being written and overwritten, whereas a solid state drive consists of flash memory, like a USB drive. It has no moving parts and is all in one piece, therefore, solid state.
What is the difference between 16 solid state drive and 160 hard drive?
16 gb solid state drive holds 1/10th the capacity of a 160 gb hard drive. The solid state drive has no moving parts unlike a hard drive. Also the SSD has faster speeds than the HD
What is the different between ATA hard drive and Solid State hard drive?
ATA and Solid State are two different things. ATA is a connector type with SATA being it's newer form. Solid State is a type of drive medium which the data is stored on. A typical Hard Drive uses spinning platters while a Solid State drive uses flash media with no moving parts.
Which device is a solid state device a CD drive or a memory module?
A CD drive has moving parts and therefore cannot be considered solid state.
Can a solid state drive be inserted and removed from a computer?
Yes
How do you know if your device drivers are installed?
get to divice manger and look up the drive if it is "?" there is a problem
What is a solid state media with no moving parts on a computer?
A solid state disk (SSD) or a USB flash drive, either have no moving parts.
What is the deffrence between 16 solid state drive and 160 hard drive?
A 16 gigabyte solid-state drive and a 160 gigabyte hard drive vary based on how their data is stored. Solid-state drives use integrated circuit assemblies as memory. Hard drives use moving electromechanical magnetic disks to store data.
