Storage

Storage

1. Solid State

   • not able to break, stays in one piece.
   • Hard drive, USB
   • Some computers have solid states
   • Disadvantage: not alot of memory, if they break they cannot be repaired
   • More modern, not as big to carry and they don't make a loud noise.
   • Solid State hard drives have no mare than 1TB-2TB

2. ROM

   • Data can not be removed
   • Not Volatile
   • Used to store start up instructions for computer
   • If they are lost your computer will not start as normal
   • Mainly used for firmware updates.

3. RAM

   • All data is romoved when power is turned off
   • Volatile
   • Usually found near the power box.
   • Only things like web data will be lost
   • It can have up to 4GB on a mac
   • It is equipped with 500MB of storage space
   • The more RAM the more CPU the computer has access to

4. Optical

   • Small and easy to move around
   • Comes in different types(CD, DVD, Blu-Ray and RW)
   • Easier to break

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