Please study the 14 vocabulary terms below. Then press the Mark Complete button to continue.
- EPROM (erasable programmable read only memory)
- a non-volatile (permanent) memory type that is erasable via ultra-violet light and re-programmable
- floppy disk drive
- a legacy storage device which can read and write data slowly from a removable magnetic medium (normally 3.5" in diameter and holding 1.44 MB of data)
- hard disk drive
- a storage device using rotating magnetic platters to store and retrieve data
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EPROMs are popular for use in critical firmware applications, such as BIOS's, because they are both non-volatile and they can be updated when necessary.
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Floppy disk drives were once included with almost all computers, but are now considered obsolete.
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A hard disk drive can fail at any time, normally causing data corruption and loss.
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