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Storage Devices

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1Storage DevicesEnables users to store and manipulate data.
Is inside the computing device
On a removable medium which can be stored away from the computer by the user
On a remote storage device which the user has no direct control over
2Hard Disks (internal and external)Is a circular magnetic disk. Data is stored using a read/write head which passes over the rotating surface of the disk and either reads the data stored or adds data to it.
3Magnetic TapeWorks similar to a hard disk, main difference being that the magnetic material is in a continuous ream of tape which is stored on a reel.
4Portable flash drives (USB memory sticks and memory cards)Works similar to a magnetic tape, difference being that the data is stored on a single computer chip and electricity is used to create the data.
5Memory CardsSame as memory sticks, only difference being that the data is stored on a card which can be inserted into a slot in a card reader.

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