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hardware - Coggle Diagram

- - - - The purpose of an HDD is the reading, writing and storing of data. They are reliable devices for backups as well as normal computer processes. HDD technology has been refined significantly, lowering their cost while raising their overall capacity.
    - - Magnetic audio tape is used to capture speech and music, and magnetic videotape provides a low-cost medium for recording analog voice and video signals directly and simultaneously. Magnetic technology has other uses in the direct recording of analog information, including alphanumeric.
    - - A floppy disk is also referred to simply as a floppy. Since the early days of personal computing, floppy disks were widely used to distribute software, transfer files, and create back-up copies of data. When hard drives were still very expensive, floppy disks were also used to store the operating system of a computer.
  - - - A USB drive, also referred to as a flash drive or memory stick, is a small, portable device that plugs into the USB port on your computer. USB drives are commonly used for storage, data backup, and transferring files between devices.
    - - An SD card can be used for various purposes. You can use it to expand the storage capacity of your smartphone or tablet, allowing you to store more photos, videos, apps, and other files. Additionally, you can use an SD card to transfer files between devices or to backup important data.
    - - An SSD, or solid-state drive, is a type of storage device used in computers. This non-volatile storage media stores persistent data on solid-state flash memory. SSDs replace traditional hard disk drives (HDDs) in computers and perform the same basic functions as a hard drive.
  - - - The full form of DVD is Digital Versatile Disc. DVD is a digital optical disc storage format which was developed and invented in 1995 and used to store high-capacity files, such as top-standard videos and movies.
    - - What was the purpose of Blu-ray?
        Blu-ray, optical disc data-storage format that is most often used for playback of high-definition (HD) video. Blu-ray represents the third generation of compact disc (CD) technology, after audio CDs and digital video discs (DVDs).
    - - A compact disc is a portable storage medium that can record, store and play back audio, video and other data in digital form.