CGS 2060- Computer Storage

solid state drives store data using __________.

electronic circuits

according to youtube, approx. how much video is uploaded to it's site every minute?

-300 hours

select the characteristics of a CD: -holds approx. 700 mb of data -uses pits and lands to store data -a read/write head senses the magnetic charges -uses capacitors and/ or transistors to store data

-holds approx. 700 mb of data -uses pits and lands to store data

select the methods of using cloud storage -saving a photo on flickr -purchasing online storage space -emailing a file to yourself -purchasing an external hard drive

-saving a photo on flickr -purchasing online storage space -emailing a file to yourself

select the characteristics of a traditional hard drive: -uses magnetic charges to store data -has a read/write head to detect magnetic charges -has physically moving platters -uses lasers to read data

-uses magnetic charges to store data -has a read/write head to detect magnetic charges -has physically moving platters

select the characteristics of a traditional hard-drive: -uses magnetically charged plates to store data -commonly found in desktop -uses solid state electronic circuitry to store data -reads data with lasers

-uses magnetically charged plates to store data -commonly found in desktop

how much capacity of storage does a typical tablet hold?

16-256 GB

blu-rays provide approx. __________ of storage space.

25 GB

how much capacity of storage does a dvd have?

3-5 GB

a typical laptop has a storage capacity of approximately ________

500 GB- 1 TB

how much capacity of storage does a typical laptop have?

500 GB- 1 TB

more desktop computers use ________ to store data.

magnetic hard drives

a million bytes of data equals approx. one ___________

megabyte

a storage device that uses lasers to read CD's , DVD's, or Blu-ray discs is referred to as a(n) ___________.

optical drive