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Year 3 ICT: Removable Storage Devices

The document discusses different types of removable storage devices: 1) Floppy disks were an early storage device but had limited capacity and were easily damaged. 2) External hard drives provided more storage than floppies, starting at 10MB capacity and now providing gigabytes of storage. 3) CD-ROMs allowed storing large amounts of data like videos and games, but DVDs provide even more storage than CD-ROMs. 4) Flash drives are small, portable storage devices that plug into USB ports and can hold from 512MB to 8GB of data, making them useful for file backup and transfer.

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Year 3 ICT: Removable Storage Devices

The document discusses different types of removable storage devices: 1) Floppy disks were an early storage device but had limited capacity and were easily damaged. 2) External hard drives provided more storage than floppies, starting at 10MB capacity and now providing gigabytes of storage. 3) CD-ROMs allowed storing large amounts of data like videos and games, but DVDs provide even more storage than CD-ROMs. 4) Flash drives are small, portable storage devices that plug into USB ports and can hold from 512MB to 8GB of data, making them useful for file backup and transfer.

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Removable

Storage Device

ICT Lesson for


Year 3
20th April 2009
INTRODUCTION

• Removable storage is data storage


that can be use to store or backup
our data.
• We can easily carry data anywhere
and anytime.
BACK
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EXTERN
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DRIVES CLASSWO
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FLASH
DVD DRIVES

INTRODUCTIO
N
FLOPPY DISK

• the first types of storage devices


• It can hold up 160 kB to 1.44 MB of data
• The floppy came in two different sizes (5.25”
and the 3.5”)
• There were several problems with floppy disks
that included limited storage, limited use and
very easy to lose or damage.
BACK
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EXTERNAL HARD DISK

• It was possible to store more data compare to a


floppy drive.
• The first hard drives started with a storage capacity of
about 10MB (10 floppy disks).
• now have storage capabilities into the gigabyte and
beyond range (80GB, 100GB, etc).
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BACK
CD-ROM

• A CD-ROM drive or disk combined the best features of


a hard drive and a floppy.
• It allowed us to same a large amount of data.
• It is still widely used as a storage for MP3s, video,
pictures or computer application (games for PS3,
Xbox, Wii, etc).
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BACK
DVD

• We think of movies when we heard a DVD


• We can save more data by using a DVD compare to
a CD-ROM
• DVD (4.7GB or more) can hold more than a CD-
ROM (700MB)
• We need to have a DVD player to play it.
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BACK
FLASH DRIVE

• It is also called a pendrive, thumb drives, USB drive


or memory stick.
• It is small in size and can be carried easily.
• It can hold 512 MB to 8 GB
• We can plug it into the USB port of a computer and
laptops similar to External Hard drives (Hard disk).
• It is also used for file backup or transfer.
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CLASSWORK ACTIVITY

• Find a folder called “ 20 April 2009 ” on the desktop. Then


double click to open. Click on “classwork” document.
• Fill in both of your name and class you are study in.
• You can discuss the answers with your partners, but
remember to type in your answers in complete spelling /
sentences.
• Once finish, SAVE the document by clicking on: File > Save
As (Type your name and class).
• Finally, put your PENDRIVE / FLOPPY DISK into the
computer USB and copy the “20 April 2009” folder to your
own pendrive or floppy disk. BACK
Conclusion

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