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STORAGE DEVICES

What is a Storage Device?

• Aside from the devices attached on a PC,


there are also the so called storage
devices that perform a special task in
computing system. Storage device is any
apparatus for recording computer data in a
permanent or semi-permanent form.
Types of storage devices

• Floppy diskette-is a random access,


removable data storage medium that can
be used with personal computers. The
term usually refers to the magnetic
medium housed in a rigid plastic
cartridge measuring 3.5 inches square
and about 2millimeters thick. Also called a
"3.5-inch diskette," it can store up to 1.44
megabytes (MB) of data.
Floppy Diskette
Floppy Disk Drive
Compact disc (CD)
• also called optical disc is a
nonmagnetic, polished metal
disk used to store digital
information. The disc is read
by the CD- ROM.
Compact disc (CD)
Optical Disk Drive
Digital Versatile Disc (DVD)

• an optical disc technology


with a 4.7 gigabyte storage
capacity on a single-sided,
one-layered disk, which is
enough for a 133-minute
movie.
Digital Versatile Disc (DVD)
DVD ROM
Jump drive and Flash drive

• is a plug-and-play portable
storage device that uses flash
memory and is lightweight
enough to attach to a key chain. A
USB drive can be used in place of
a floppy disk, Zip drive disk, or
CD.
Jump drive and USB flash drive
USB port on Computer
Hard drive

• is the main, and usually


largest, data storage device in
a computer. The operating
system, software titles and
most other files are stored in
the hard disk drive.
Hard drive
Hard drive
2 types of Hard drive
2 types of Hard drive
2 types of Hard drive

Serial ATA (SATA, abbreviated from Serial AT Attachment) is a computer


bus interface that connects host bus adapters to mass storage devices such
as hard disk drives, optical drives, and solid-state drives.
LS-120
• is a drive which supports a
special floppy diskette which can
store up to 120MB of information
as well as being backwards
compatible and still supporting the
standard 1.44MB floppy diskettes.
LS-120
Zip drive

• a small, portable disk drive


used primarily for backing
up and archiving personal
computer files.
Zip drive
• Google Drive is a file storage and
synchronization service developed by Google.
Launched on April 24, 2012, Google Drive
allows users to store files in the cloud,
synchronize files across devices, and share
files.
• Developer: Google
• Created by: Google
• Date launched: April 24, 2012
• Users: 1 billion (July 2018)
• URL: drive.google.com
• Every Google Account comes with 15
GB of storage that's shared across Google
Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos. When
you upgrade to Google One, your total
storage increases to 100 GB or more
depending on what plan you choose.
How do I get 100GB free space on
Google Drive?

• By default, you can get 100GB of Google


Drive free space when you purchase a
Chromebook, and the space will be used
for 1 year. The storage will not be
allocated after you purchase the
Chromebook.

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