Unit #18 Objectives: Types of Removable Storage

The objective of unit Types of Removable Storage is to learn to recognize and understand the 9 key unit vocabulary terms. This is accomplished by completing the readings and other activities.

Unit Vocabulary

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an optical read-only disc storage media format used for data or movie storage with same dimensions as a standard DVD or CD; holds up to 50 GB or 6 times the storage of a DVD.

The name Blu-ray Disc comes from blue-ish colored laser used to read and write data to this type of disc.

an optical disc format technology which can be re-recorded multiple times; disc capacities are up to 50GB

Blu-Ray Disc Rewritable technology holds 6 times as much data as a traditional DVD-RW. They are used for high definition movie storage and to backup large file archives.

an optical storage medium which can store approximately 650 MB of read-only data

The CD-ROM has almost been completely replaced by the much more efficient DVD-ROM technology.

an optical, recordable storage medium that allows a user to write one time up to 650 megabytes of data.

The nervous author backed up his novel every day on a new CD-R.

a portable storage medium which can hold between 4.7 and 17 gigabytes of data, often used for storing movies, games, and operating systems

The salesperson said that once he saw a film on DVD, he was never satisfied with VHS technology again.

a portable recordable storage medium which allows a user to write one time up to 4.7 gigabytes of data.

A DVD-R can store many times as much information as a CD-R, so they are great for making backups of larger files and folders.

a portable magnetic storage media enclosed in a plastic sleeve, typically holding 1.4 MB of data

Diskettes are getting rare these days and have all but been replaced by USB flash memory drives.

A USB device used for portable data storage, typically 64 MB or higher; also known as a USB drive, jump drive, and even a key drive

The man stopped using his floppy disk drive for good when he found out that flash drives are more reliable, have more storage capacity, and are faster.

a physical transmission device or storage device of information.

The purpose of software stays the same even though there is always a new medium every decade or so.