Storage Devices

Storage Devices are hardware devices capable of storing/saving information. For example to store music files these can be written onto a CD. There are two different types of memory, volatile and non-volatile. Volatile is when the data is lost whenever the computer has been re-booted. Non-volatile is when all of the information can be backed up and will be able to retained even when the power has been switched off.


Processor



A Processor is the CPU (Central Processing Unit) In simpliest terms this is the computers brain. It tells the computer what to do and when the computer to do it.




DVD/CD







A DVD stands for Digital Versatile Disc. DVD's are used to store movies, television programmes and multimedia presentations. The Memory of a DVD's can range from 4.7GB to around 17GB. Not only can DVD's be viewed but movies which have been downloaded onto the computer can be written onto a disc. Like a DVD, a CD can also have data written onto, as such as music, pictures and manys different formats of audio. We use CD's to listen to music mainly.

Flash Drive




A Flash Drive is a small storage device that is used to transport files to and from the computer to various other computers. These can also be known as USB Drives. They can be helpful to students at school wanting to store their essays/homework so they can work between home and school. They are small, compact and easy to carry about.

Hard Disk Drive





The Hard Disk Drive is somewhere were data can be stored onto the computer. Its controlled onto this and mostly everything that is needed to be saved is stored onto the Hard Disk Drive.

CD ROM


The CD ROM stands for Compact Disk - Read Only Memory and is used to store large amounts of Software and Information. Not only can information be read on it but also data can be written and saved onto it.