Solid State Drive vs. Hard Disk Drive

SSDs use _________ ___________ ____________ for storage

NAND (Negative-AND) flash memory

Most modern hard drives use a ________ connection to connect to the motherboard

SATA

The type of SATA that is found on modern motherboards and enables the fastest possible data transfers for an HDD is?

SATA III

What does HDD stand form?

hard disk drive

A traditional hard drive contains a circular disc known as a

platter

What does SSD stand for?

solid state drive

What does the platter of an HDD do?

stores data

The faster the platter spins:

the faster the HDD works

The more NAND memory chips an SSD has:

the more storage capacity it has

(T/F) In modern times, SSDs can have capacities similar to HDDs

true