Worksheet 3 ICT : Storage Devices and

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Worksheet 3 ICT : Storage Devices and Media

Nama
Jimmy Hartanto
Siswa
No
 12
Absen
Kelas  9A

1Describe common backing storage media and their associated devices :

Remember to give the characteristics and pictures for each of the

items!

# Name Characteristic Pictures

aMagnet  Magnetic
ic storage media
Tapes and devices
store data in
the form of
tiny
magnetised
dots.
 These dots are
created, read
and erased
using magnetic
fields created
by very tiny
electromagnets
.
 the dots are
arranged in
circles on the
surface of a
plastic, metal
or glass disc
 that has a
magnetisable
coating.
 a long plastic
strip which has
been coated
with a
magnetisable
layer.

bCDs  CD-
(all Recordable
types) (CD-R) and
DVD-
recordable
(DVD-R) discs
can have data
burnt onto
them, but not
erased. You
can keep
adding data
until the disc is
full, but you
cannot remove
any data or re-
use a full disc.
 Compact Disc
- Read-Only
Memory (CD-
ROM) discs
can hold
around 800MB
of data. The
data cannot be
altered (non-
volatile), so
cannot be
accidently
deleted. CD-
ROMs are
random-access
devices. CD-
ROMs are
used to
distribute all
sorts of data:
software (e.g.
office
 applications or
games), music,
electronic
books (e.g. an
encyclopaedia
with sound and
video.)
 CD-
ReWritable
(CD-RW)
unlike CD-Rs
can have data
burnt onto
them and also
erased so that
the discs can
be re-used.

cDVDs  DVD-
(all ReWritable
types) (DVD-RW)
discs, unlike
DVD-Rs, can
have data burnt
onto them and
also erased so
that the discs
can be re-used.
 Digital
Versatile Disc
- Read-Only
Memory
(DVD-ROM)
discs can hold
around 4.7GB
of data (a dual-
layer DVD can
hold twice
that). DVD-
ROMs are
random-access
devices. DVD-
ROMs are
used in the
same way as
CD-ROMs
(see above)
but, since they
can hold more
 data, they are
also used to
store high-
quality video.

dDVD-  They often

RAM come in a
discs floppy-disc
style case (to
protect the
disc).
 DVD-RAM
discs have
capacity
holding 4.7GB
of data.
 DVD-RAM
discs are used
in many
camcorders
(video
recording
cameras).
 The discs are
much higher
quality than
normal DVD-
RWs and can
reliably store
data for up to
30 years.

eHD  High-density
DVD DVD (HD-
discs DVD) discs
can hold
around 15GB
of data (a dual-
layer HD-
DVD can hold
twice that).
 HD-DVDs are
random-access
devices.
 they can hold
more data.
 they are also
used to store
very high-
 quality, high-
definition
(HD) video.

f Blu-  A Blu-Ray
Ray disc can hold
discs 25 - 50GB of
data (a dual-
layer Blu-Ray
disc can hold
twice that).
 Blu-Ray discs
are random-
access devices.
 Blu-Ray can
hold more
data, they are
also used to
store very
high-quality,
high-definition
(HD) video.
 Blu-Ray disks
are a recent
replacement
for DVDs.

gHard  hard disk is

Discs actually a set
of stacked
disks.
 Each disk has
data recorded
electromagneti
cally in
concentric
circles, or
tracks, on the
disk.
 It stores and
provides
relatively
quick access to
large amounts
of data on an
electromagneti
cally charged
surface or set
 of surfaces.

hMemor  Memory sticks

y are non-
Sticks volatile,
random-access
storage
devices.
 Each of these
small devices
has some flash
memory
connected to a
USB interface.
 You can use it
to move any
type of file
between
computers.

i Flash  Flash memory

Memor is a type of
y Electronically-
Erasable
Programmable
Read-Only
Memory
(EEPROM).
 data stored in
it can also be
erased or
changed (like
RAM).
 Flash memory
can be found
in many data
storage
devices.

2Define the term backup..... Describe the

need for
If you delete a file by accident, your computer breaks, taking
your laptop is stolen, or your business burns to the ground, backups;
having a backup copy means that you have not lost your
precious data. You can recover your lost files and continue  Burni
working. ng
files to
a CD-
R
  Copyi
ng
files to
an
extern
al
hard-
drive
 Copyi
ng the
files to
anothe
r
compu
ter on
a
netwo
rk

Describe the difference between main/internal memory and backing

storage, stating the relative benefits of each in terms of speed and
permanence…

Main memory is usually used to store data temporarily. In the case of

RAM, it is volatile (this means that when power is switched off all of the
data in the memory disappears), it is fast to access, but only holds data
temporarily. Main memory is used to store data whilst it is being
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processed by the CPU. Data can be put into memory, and read back from
it, very quickly.

Backing storage (sometimes known as secondary storage) is the name for

all other data storage devices in a computer: hard-drive, etc. it is slower
to access, but can hold data permanently and is usually non-volatile.

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