click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
AQA INFO1 S3
Revision cards for AQA AS INFO1 Storage
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a storage device? | The physical hardware that reads the data |
| What is a storage medium? | The surface on which the data is stored |
| Storage devices | Hard drive; optical drive; card reader |
| Storage media | Magnetic - hard disk (internal or external), DAT tape Optical - CD, DVD, Blu-ray Solid state - flash memory (e.g. SD) and USB sticks |
| 3 different types of CD/DVDs | ROM - Read only R - write once then read only RW - rewriteable |
| Criteria for choosing a storage method | Volume of data Purpose of storage Need for rewriting Speed of recovering data Size of device Need for portability |