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16 Cards in this Set
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nonvolatile storage
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permanent storage used to preserve data and programs
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floppy disks
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diskettes, disks, flexible disks, floppies
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1.44 MB 3 1/2-inch disk
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most widely used floppy
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initialized
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before a disk can be used for storage, it must be
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fixed disk
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an internal hard disk that is located inside the system
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RAIDs
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groups on inexpensive hard disks grouped together and treated as a single large-capasity hard disk
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magnetic tape
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sequential-access storage media
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DVD-ROM
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largest capsity
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CR-ROM
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optical disk used to distribute large software application packages
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tracks
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The data on a floppy disk is recorded in rings
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100 MB/250 MB
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storage capacity of a Zip disk
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access time
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time between a computer's request for data and the completion of the transfer of that data
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disk caching, RAID, and file compression
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Three ways to improve the performance of a hard disk
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sectors
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wedge-shaped areas on a diskette
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DVD means?
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digital versatile disk
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tape
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sequential access storage
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