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Chapter3 Storage Answers

Chapter 3 discusses various storage devices and media, highlighting the differences in quality and capacity between CD, DVD, and Blu-ray formats. It explains the types of storage technologies, including solid-state, optical, and magnetic, and compares HDDs and SSDs in terms of performance and reliability. The chapter concludes with the impact of modern storage solutions like SSDs and cloud services on traditional media usage.

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Chapter3 Storage Answers

Chapter 3 discusses various storage devices and media, highlighting the differences in quality and capacity between CD, DVD, and Blu-ray formats. It explains the types of storage technologies, including solid-state, optical, and magnetic, and compares HDDs and SSDs in terms of performance and reliability. The chapter concludes with the impact of modern storage solutions like SSDs and cloud services on traditional media usage.

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Chapter 3 – Storage Devices and Media

Question 1:

CD stores lower quality audio files. Blu-ray has the highest storage capacity and stores HD movies.

DVD RAM can record and play at the same time.

Question 2:

SSD and Pen drive = Solid-state. Blu-ray = Optical. Portable HDD = Magnetic.

Question 3:

Optical media stores data using laser light and pits/lands.

HDDs replaced by SSDs because: faster, no moving parts, lighter, less power.

Question 4:

Pits and lands; Dual-layering; Solid-state memory; Pen drive; Memory cards; Serial access.

Question 5:

Direct access used by magnetic, optical and solid-state media. HDD disks are platters.

Latency = rotation delay. Data transfer rate = send data time. Data access time = locate data time.

Blu-ray uses 405 nm laser. SSD endurance = write lifespan. Flash drives = USB solid-state.

Question 6:

True: Dual-layer DVDs/Blu-ray, HDD latency, Magnetic tape serial access, HDD platters both sides,
pits/lands, memory stick=flash drive.

False: CD-RW ROM, SSD wear quickly, Cloud uses Blu-ray, transfer rate = access time.

Question 7:

Blu-ray vs DVD: blue vs red laser, 50GB vs 4.7GB, 36Mbps vs 10Mbps.

HDD vs SSD: moving parts vs none, 10ms vs 0.1ms, heavier vs lighter.

Applications: Blu-ray HD movies, DVD software, HDD servers, SSD laptops.

Question 8:

SSDs cheaper, faster, reliable, cooler → HDD decline.


Flash drives, cloud, streaming → fewer CD/DVD drives.

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