Only the most obvious...
- Internal drives are housed within the main computer case.
- External drives are in their own casing. Allowing them to be transported to another machine and used there.
There is a wide difference between the internal system unit and the external system unit. The internal system unit is usually mounted on the motherboard inside the computer while the external system unit is independent of the computer like an external drive.
Internal Drive
No. Only difference between an external and an internal drive is well, one's on the outside and the other is on the inside. That's about it. the mechanics of CD burners are the same regardless of location.
An internal hard drive will generally be faster than an external one.
External. Internal devices would be something like a CD Drive, while an external device is a keyboard or mouse for example.
Internal forces refer to factors within an organization that drive change, such as leadership decisions or employee morale. External forces are factors outside the organization, like market trends or government regulations, that influence change.
A portable hard drive is just an external hard drive with set memory, for example 320GB, A hard drive enclosure is if you have an internal you wish to use as an external, you simply connect it to the enclosure and use it. However permissions etc have to be overwritten to access the data, so if your not very technical, best just buy an external
A USB flash drive is a type of external drive. If you meant external drive as an external hard drive, then no, there won't be any difference in the pictures. However, if you're archiving, I'd suggest an external hard drive, because they work best for archiving.
An external drive will be a little slower because of the speed differences between SATA (internal) and USB (external). The obvious advantage to an external is changeability, ease of access, etc.
There are two types of drives, either internal or external. An external drive would only offer external storage. It is kept internally on the external drive but that is all.
Internal storage of a computer means the memory type that resides inside the computer primarily the internal hard disk drives (or more modern solid state drives). External storage devices include the USB memories, External or network storage drives on which data is stored outside the main computer body.
Internal Media: Internal media means memory inside the computer like the hard drive and RAM. External Media: External media means removable media like CDs, DVDs and flash drives, which are outside the computer.