COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS FUNCTIONS
EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL STORAGE DEVICES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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How long it takes for data to be read of written to the device
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How long it takes a person to read/write a word document
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The amount of data to be stored on the device
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How long the storage media can reasonably be expected to last
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Detailed explanation-1: -What does the tem ‘read/write time’ refer to. How long it takes for data to be read of written to the device. How long it takes a person to read/write a word document. The amount of data to be stored on the device. How long the storage media can reasonably be expected to last.
Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Access time. In the context of computers, the time taken to receive data from a storage device or to obtain data from a peripheral unit is known as Access time.
Detailed explanation-3: -Access speed measures the amount of time required by the storage device to retrieve data and programs.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hence the correct order of the computer storage devices in order of speed of data retrieval from fastest to slowest is as follows: main memory, hard disk, and CD-ROM.