COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS FUNCTIONS
EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL STORAGE DEVICES
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Question
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What is an advantage of a CD?
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Easily scratched, leading to the loss of data
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Large storage capacity
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Expensive to buy
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Portable, easy to carry around
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -What are the benefits of using a CD over a pen drive? Data transfer speed. Security (once written, data cannot be changed). Data on a CD (not writable CDs!) will last forever.
Detailed explanation-2: -The world’s first portable CD player, later to be called a “Discman.” It cost around $300 when it was introduced in November 1984.
Detailed explanation-3: -What are the advantages and disadvantages of CD-ROM? For the advantages: it is easy to use, easy to move, cheap, and has a long life. For the disadvantages: It is easy to be damaged, non-modifiable, and keep limited data.
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