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Data Storage Devices
Data storage devices are any piece of computer hardware used to record some sort of information. Questions about storage devices and the media on which they record information belong here.
1,624 Questions
Is a CD-RW or DVD Drive a hardware device?
Yes.
CD-RW and DVD drives can be either internal or external hardware devices.
What is th purpose of secondary device?
Secondary storage device is USB and also the external hard disk are external devices these are best for external memory.
Which is more stable raid implemented by windows or raid implemented by hardware?
Raid implemented by Hardware is more stable than RAID implemented by Windows
What is the part of the computer that contains the hard drive?
The hard drive is usually installed inside the computer case. Some refer to this as "the box" or "the system unit."
Some even refer to this part of the computer incorrectly as the CPU. That is due to misunderstandings and in some cases, carryovers from the old days. The central processing unit was not a single chip like it is now, but a collection of many chips and transistors which spanned multiple circuit boards. So in the early days, all those components collectively made up the CPU. Now, the CPU is a single chip, and most of the other components are included on the motherboard, and they all make up the system unit which is together inside the case.
What is the device that reads and records information on disks?
Head – The device that reads and writes the information—magnetic or optical—on the disk surface.
What are data scanning devices?
A scanning device is something that looks over a surface and can transfer information. Scanning devices are used to tell you the price of things for example.
Is optical storage a nonvolatile storage device or a volatile storage device?
It is nonvolatile, if you turn off the computer, the disc is not erased. (if you have a dvd bluray or cd and you turn off the cd, dvd, or bluray player the songs or movie on the disc is not erased). It does not use electrons to store data, it uses grooves and bumps in the disc and is read with a laser
What is the best writing speed to burning DVD?
Faster times can be a little less accurate, so slower times have a better chance of uncorrupted data
What is the name of a collection data that exists on a storage medium?
The operating system.
Or - File
The correct answer is "operating system." This stores the data on a disk.
A file is a collection of data that is stored in the computer which is also called a document.
What is the data storage capacity of a flash memory?
The largest available SD cards are 32 GB. Stay tuned for more.
Which portable storage device has the largest storage capacity?
I read 6 Terabytes which is 6,000 gigabytes
1 Terabyte is 1024 Gigabytes, so 6000 is actually incorrect.
6144 gigabytes would be correct.
144 gigabyes is enough space to store 10 or more full 1080 HD movies, so that is significant.
What storage device would be the best used to store a large video project?
Video projects can often grow to quite large file sizes, much larger than working on individual graphic files. It is also important that you are able to read and write to the device quickly, especially if it is your only means of storage. This effectively rules out DVD's and Blu-ray as they are too slow to read/write to for this purpose.
For this reason i would suggest using a high capacity USB Flash Drive. Prices have dramatically decreased and 16GB can be bought relatively cheaply now. Bear in mind that when the project is rendering, there are likely to be large temporary files being created that will significantly increase storage requirements.
If you feel that 16GB is becoming too small then you would need to purchase and external (also portable could be useful if you move between computers) hard disk drive. Again these have become much cheaper lately. Check the compatibility of your computer but if you have USB 3 on your PC try to purchase a USB3 drive as the transfer speed is much faster than USB2.
Magnetically coated ribbon of plastic housed in a cartridge?
A magnetically coated ribbon of plastic housed in a cartridge is known as a cassette. There are audio cassettes, which can be used to play music, and cassettes that are for backing up computers.
Types of input devices for using computer graphics?
The need of output and imput devices are very important as the computer does not run without it. without it its like a human body without the bones. they are the main devices that run the computer.
Advantages of magnetic disks over magnetic tape?
Magnetic disks offer faster access times compared to magnetic tape due to their random access nature, allowing for quicker data retrieval. Additionally, magnetic disks provide higher data transfer rates, making them more suitable for applications requiring rapid data processing. Furthermore, magnetic disks have a lower susceptibility to physical damage and data loss compared to magnetic tape, making them a more reliable storage medium for critical data.
How does one turn OFF flash drive write-protection?
Assuming you're talking about the card - not the actual drive - there should be a small tab (usually yellow) on the case. Holding the card with the label facing you, it should be on the left-hand side.
What has the largest capacity of any storage device?
At the present time, a hard drive has the largest storage capacity of all storage devices. For something more portable, a USB drive would have a greater storage capacity than any other portable devices.
The first sector of a floppy disk or logical drive in a partition; it contains information about the disk or logical drive. On a hard drive, if the boot sector is the active partition, then it is used to boot the OS (Operating System; i.g Windows Vista is an OS). Boot sector is also called the boot record.
What are some uses of hard disk drive?
You tell me stupid.... Just joking. You can remove the hard disk if the machine holding it breaks.
Example: I am using my hard drive to save stuff and then it breaks. what do i do? remove the hard disk (with professional assistance of course).
What are the main types of magnetic storage devices?
Previous Answer: two types of magnetic disc are magnetic tapes and compact disc
Actually neither of the above are correct. Magnetic "Tape" is exactly that it is a tape, a long slender ribbon which comes in two formats that I know of which are "cartridge" and "reel to reel". Compact Disk is an optical media.
There are several types or formats of Magnetic Disk, sizes and capacities vary.
Fixed Disk:
Hard Disk otherwise referred to as HDD. It can have one or more disc platters made of aluminum alloy or glass with a thin magnetic layer bond. These magnetic disks or platters are sealed within the enclosure. Size 1.8", 2.5", 3.5", 5.25", 8", 12"
Removable Media:
Floppy Disk, removable disks that can be in a hard or soft shell enclosure. The disk itself is a plastic with a magnetic layer bond and is "floppy" one or both sides can be used depending on the disk. sizes range from 3.5", 5.25" to 8"
Floptical, the likes of a floppy however one side is magnetic for storage, the other is optical for head positioning. Size, 3.5"
Cartridge Disk, similar to the floppy or floptical but the cartridge actually contains a platter the likes of that within an HDD. Size 5.25", 8" that I know of.
What is the Difference between secondary memory and auxiliary memory?
secondary memory is actually the permanent memory/the backing storage of the computer. it is of two types:
sequential access
direct access
auxiliary memory is the computer's internal/temporary memory. it is also of two types:
random access memory (RAM)
read only memory (ROM)
the difference between secondary memory and auxiliary memory is that:-
both are same i.e both performs the same operations
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What data storage device will not have its data scrambled by a magnet?
Neither a DVD nor a CD would be affected by magnetic fields, because the information is digitally encoded using optical media.
