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A task to help students to pick out information from notes. Download the mind map from here: the mind map
1) What is the smallest unit of data storage?
2) How many characters can you usually store in one byte?
3) How many nibbles in two bytes?
4) State three ways you might compare different types of storage device.
5) What does non-volatile mean?
6) Is a magnetic hard drive faster or slower than RAM?
7) Comparing a typical hard drive to RAM, what does the hard drive hold?
8) What are the three main technologies used in storage devices?
9) Give two examples of magnetic storage devices, two of optical storage devices and two for solid state.
10) Describe two benefits of solid state devices over magnetic storage devices.
11) Name two companies who offer cloud storage.
12) Describe two drawbacks of using cloud storage.
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