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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.
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How do you remove the hard drive from a Gateway M305CRV Laptop?
Shut down the laptop. Turn over the laptop and you will find a small panel with a Hard drive sign with 2 screws on the panel cover. Unscrew the cover carefully and pull out the HD very carefully. It's very simple.
In what kind of machine is a floppy disk used?
The floppy disk, both the original 8 inch size and the later 5 1/4 inch size were used in all sorts of relatively early computer equipment.
- To distribute and load firmware in a model of the IBM System/360 mainframe.
- For software distribution as well as backup/restore media for the IBM System/38 and various other model midrange computer equipment.
- For software distribution and data storage on a Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) PDP-11 system.
- For data storage and various word processing machines.
- As system devices and data storage for the original IBM Personal Computer and other similar personal computers.
Its use was replaced by the 3 1/2 inch diskette when it became available.
How do you find HDD in the BIOS?
If you're installing a new hard drive bios should automatically see the drive on start-up, if not go into set-up and option it for auto. As to how to get into set=up watch the boot-up screen, usually you press delete or f1 key. After changing the settings hit f10 and say yes to save the settings for your hard drive and reboot.
Why is the hard drive called c?
In the old days, computers had floppy drives. They usually had two, so you could put a program disk in drive A, and a data disk in drive B.
Later computers kept two drives so they could support both formats: 5 1/4 inch, and 3 1/2 inches. By this time, hard drives were universal, and almost always installed as the C drive.
AnswerOriginally, computers used floppy drives. The first drive was called "A:", then computers had 2 drives, A and B.Then... hard drives
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?
The main advantage of magnetic discs over magnetic tape is the speed of access - to access data from a magnetic tape the reels have to be wound or unwound until the correct portion is tape is uncovered
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.
