COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

INPUTOUTPUT AND STORAGE DEVICES

STORAGE DEVICES HARD DISK SSD AND FLASH MEMORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is a concept that applies only to conventional magnetic hard disk drives and not newer solid-state drives?
A
Storage capacity
B
External attachment
C
Access time
D
7200 rpm
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following is a concept that applies only to conventional magnetic hard disk drives and not newer solid-state drives? D. Each concept applies to both HDDs and SSDs except for platter spin rates. Revolutions per minute (rpm) measurements refer to drives with moving parts.

Detailed explanation-2: -A solid-state drive (SSD) is a new generation of storage device used in computers. SSDs store data using flash-based memory, which is much faster than the traditional hard disks they’ve come to replace.

Detailed explanation-3: -The main difference between a solid state drive (SSD) and a hard disk drive (HDD) is how data is stored and accessed. HDDs use mechanical spinning disks and a moving read/write head to access data, while SSDs use memory chips.

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