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STORAGE (TYPES OF STORAGE MEDIA (FLASH MEMORY (Types of solid state media,…

- - - - HARD DISK
        
        High capacity storage
        
        Consists of several inflexible, circular platters that store items electronically
        
        Components enclosed in airtight, sealed case for protection
      - FLOPPY DISK
        
        Consisting of a cicular, thin, flexible plastic disk with a magnetic coating enclosed in a square-shaped plastic shell
      - TAPE
        
        One of the first storage uswd with mainframe computer
        
        It's a thin plastic tape that has been coated with substance that can be magnetized
        
        Mainly used for backup
  - - - COMPACT DISC (CD)
        
        Used to store digital data
        
        A common storage format used for audio
        
        Types of CD
        
        CD-ROM
        
        Users can read but not write (record) or erase
        
        CD-R
        
        Users can write (in seperate time), but not erase
        
        CD-RW
        
        Users read and write on multiple time, erasable
      - DIGITAL VIDEO DISC (DVD)
        
        Used mainly as video and data storage
        
        Holds over 7 times a CD's capacity
        
        Types of DVD
        
        DVD-ROM
        
        DVD-R
        
        DVD-RW
      - BLUE-RAY DISC (BD)
        
        Refers to the "blue laser" used to read the disc
        
        Allow for six times more storage than a DVD
        
        Types of BD
        
        BD-ROM
        
        BD-R
        
        BD-RE
  - - - SMARTMEDIA CARD
      - MICROSD CARD
      - COMPACT FLASH CARD
      - PENDRIVE/THUMBDRIVE