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Student Activity - Data Storage and Function

You are to research and explain the follow Storage Definitions:

What is ....?

  • Primary and Secondary Storage
  • Random and Sequential
  • Media
  • Size (what do the following represent?)
    • kilo k
    • mega M
    • giga G
    • tera T
    • peta P
  • File Types
    • List as many file format types as you can and explain what type of file they are

    See below for student presentation as study guides for this topic



    Task 2:

    You are to research how one of the following Storage devices work.  

    Hints:
    • Break into groups (2-3)
    • Research www.howstuffworks.com or other websites to find out how their storage device from the following list works, including advantages and disadvantages of the product. 

    You and your partner will present this information in a PowerPoint presentation to the class. You must include some form of graphical representation of the hardware. You will be assessed on :

    • Interest
    • Knowledge of the hardware - Q&A
    • Communication skills

    Storage Types include:
    1. Magnetic Tape
    2. CD-ROM (Optical Storage)
    3. Hard Disk (Direct Access)
    4. Flash Memory (Solid State Storage)
    5. DVD / BlueRay DVD / (Optical Storage)
    6. Central Processing Unit
    7. RAM
    8. ROM
    9. Cloud Storage
    10. Solid State Storage
    11. Network Access Storage (NAS)




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