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Storage Medium
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The physical material on which a computer keeps data, instructions, and infromation. Examples. CD's, DVD's, tape, PC Cards, Flash Memory cards, USB flash drives, and microfilm.
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Capacity
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The number of bytes a storage medium can hold.
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Storage Device
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the computer hardware that records and or retrieves items to and form storage media.
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Writing
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The process of transfering data, instructions, and infromation from memory to a storage medium.
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Reading
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The process of transfering data, instructions and informations from a storage meduim into memory.
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Access time
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The speed of storage devics and memory. Measures the amount of time it takes a storage decive to locate an item on a storage medium, and the time required to deliver an item from memory to the processor.
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Magnetic Disks
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Disks that use magnetic particles to store data, instructions, and information on a disk's surface.
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Formatting
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The process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors, so the operating system can locate and store data and infromation on the disk.
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