Section 3

Front 1

What is the advantage and the disadvantage of hard discs?

Back 1

Advantage-
• Greatly improved data cargo carrying capacity (relative to the 1.44 Mb floppy discs).
• You don't need to worry about the other person having the same type of special cartridge drive as yourself.
Disadvantage-
• Hard drives have to be handled quite carefully, and when being transported should be wrapped in something soft and put in a padded bag.
• More expensive than other forms of removable media.

Front 2

What is the different between CD and DVD

Back 2

CDs tend to be used for large files which are too big for a floppy disc to hold such as music and general animation. And DVDs are used to hold very large files (several GB) such as movie films. Both CDs and DVDs are portable i.e. they can be transported from one computer to another.

Front 3

What is primary memory?

Back 3

The primary memory is the volatile memory

Front 4

What is seondary memory?

Back 4

Secondary memory is the non volatile memory.

Front 5

What is floppy discs and where is it written by?

Back 5

A floppy disk is a data storage medium that is composed of a disk of thin, flexible floppy)
magnetic storage medium encased in a square or ectangular plastic shell. Floppy disks are ead and written by a floppy disk drive.

Front 6

How long does the magnetic tapes use for storage system?

Back 6

Magnetic tape has been used for data storage for over 50 years.

Front 7

What is the advantage of a USB flash drive?

Back 7

USB flash drives offer potential advantages over other portable storage devices, particularly the floppy disk.
They have a more compact shape, operate faster, hold much more data, have a more durable design, and operate more reliably due to their lack of moving parts.