FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS FUNCTIONS

COMPUTER SYSTEM COMPONENTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these types of storage generally has the highest cost per gigabyte?
A
Solid state drives
B
Hard disk drives
C
Magnetic tape
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Single-level cells (SLCs) are the most expensive form of SSD, but are also the fastest and most durable. Multi-level cells (MLCs) can hold two bits of data per cell and have a larger amount of storage space in the same amount of physical space as a SLC.

Detailed explanation-2: -In terms of price for each GB of storage, the SSD is much more costly than the HDD. SSD costs twice as much as HDDs for an identical storage capacity. This means that computers with solid-state drives will be much more expensive than those with traditional hard drives.

Detailed explanation-3: -The electronic disk is the fastest and the most expensive type of storage device. The space allocated for storing or keeping the data in the system is the storage space.

Detailed explanation-4: -As of March 2023, the largest storage component you can buy is a 5-year old 100TB solid state drive (opens in new tab) from Nimbus and it will cost you a cool $40, 000 (opens in new tab) but currently listed under special order.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hence, the Device having the largest storage capacity is Hard Disk.

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