人教版高中英语选修计算机英语HardDisks.pptVIP

Storage Objectives Know the difference between storage and memory. Explain what a floppy disk is and how it stores date. Master how to care for a CD. Analysis different types of storage media and storage devices. Identify the advantages of using high-capacity discs. Storage media and storage devices Storage Storage holds date, instructions, and information for future use. A storage medium, also called secondary storage, is the physical material on which a computer keeps date, instructions and information. Capacity is the number of bytes that a storage medium can hold. A storage device is the computer hardware that records and takes items to and from storage media Difference between storage and memory speed price memory faster expensive storage slow cheap Floppy disks A floppy disk is a storage medium that is both easy to carry and inexpensive to buy. A floppy disk drive is a device that reads from and writes on a floppy disk. If the personal computer has one floppy disk drive, it is named drive A. Computers with two floppy disk drives call the second one drive B. You can remove the floppy disks from one computer and carry it to another computer from a floppy drive. Hard disks Computer uses two types of memory: Primary memory and secondary memory. Primary memory is stored on the chips located on the motherboard. Secondary memory is stored in the hard drive. hard disk installed in system unit Hard disks CDs AND DVDs How to use the CDs and DVDs? Care of CDs and DVDs Hold a disc by its edges. Eat, smoke or drink near a disc. Clean a CD or DVD. Read and judge Expose the disc to excessive heat or sunlight. Store the disc in a jewel box when not in use. Touch the underside of the disc. Stack or bend discs. Tape Tape is a magnetically coated ribbon of plastic that is able to store large amounts of date and information very cheaply. A tape drive reads and writes data and information on a tape. PC CARDs feature small, light, portable, expensive kinds compact Flash(CF), Sma