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Data Storage

magnetic storage optical storage

semi-conductor storage removable devices

‘Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media’

Let’s Learn

Storage devices.
Ever since the first computer was manufactured, one of the issues that has always troubled
computer users is the question of where to store their data. The size of data keeps getting
larger and larger by the day, demanding increased storage sizes and newer technology to do this.
Fortunately, the size of data storage devices has become smaller and they require even less
power to operate. Storage devices have come in many forms but the way they save our data is
based on three different technologies.

Magnetic storage: These
devices are mechanical and
may often malfunction like
tapes, floppy disk, and hard
disk drive.

Semi-conductor storage: The
Optical storage: data on these storage devices
The data on these optical is saved in memory cells. This
storage devices is written technology is faster and uses
and read with a laser like less power to run like USB Flash
CD and DVD. It is stronger Drive, SD Card, SSD Drive.
than magnetic storage.

Let’s Practise

How to view your connected storage
devices.
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Open ‘File Explorer’.

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