Storage Space
Storage Space
Outline
-Bits and Bytes
-storage devices Hard drives (internal, external, network) Flash drives Cloud Storage
-Technologies currently in development
-Summary
The purpose of this paper is to shed some light on computer storage devices. In order to understand how computer storage devices work, I will have to discuss bits and bytes. According to About.com’s contributing author, Bradley Mitchell, bits and bytes can be simply defined as “A bit is a single numeric value, either '1 ' or ‘0’ that encodes a single unit of digital information. A byte is a sequence of bits; usually eight bits equal one byte.” Then there are kilobytes (which are 1024 bytes), megabytes (1024 kilobytes) and gigabytes (which are 1024 megabytes). All computers have hard drives in order to store information on its system. The hard drive allows the computer to remember or store information even while it is turned off. All computers need at least one hard drive to store all operating systems, user information, and programs. The hard drive is the largest storage device on the computer (measuring the size of a paperback book). Some computers have more than one hard drives which the computer will label them as being “C”, “D”,“E”, and so on. You can also choose to use an external hard drive for mobility purposes without having to carry a whole desktop computer around. Most users have external hard drives for extra storage space. Some users also store their most sensitive and confidential information on them and store them in secure places. Another hard drive that is becoming popular in homes and is already used in businesses is network hard drives. A network hard drive connects directly to the computer’s network (multiple computers linked up to share information). This is beneficial for households with more than one computer.
Outline
-Bits and Bytes
-storage devices Hard drives (internal, external, network) Flash drives Cloud Storage
-Technologies currently in development
-Summary
The purpose of this paper is to shed some light on computer storage devices. In order to understand how computer storage devices work, I will have to discuss bits and bytes. According to About.com’s contributing author, Bradley Mitchell, bits and bytes can be simply defined as “A bit is a single numeric value, either '1 ' or ‘0’ that encodes a single unit of digital information. A byte is a sequence of bits; usually eight bits equal one byte.” Then there are kilobytes (which are 1024 bytes), megabytes (1024 kilobytes) and gigabytes (which are 1024 megabytes). All computers have hard drives in order to store information on its system. The hard drive allows the computer to remember or store information even while it is turned off. All computers need at least one hard drive to store all operating systems, user information, and programs. The hard drive is the largest storage device on the computer (measuring the size of a paperback book). Some computers have more than one hard drives which the computer will label them as being “C”, “D”,“E”, and so on. You can also choose to use an external hard drive for mobility purposes without having to carry a whole desktop computer around. Most users have external hard drives for extra storage space. Some users also store their most sensitive and confidential information on them and store them in secure places. Another hard drive that is becoming popular in homes and is already used in businesses is network hard drives. A network hard drive connects directly to the computer’s network (multiple computers linked up to share information). This is beneficial for households with more than one computer.
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