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different disk/disc drives of a computer - Hard drive, cd rom, and Floppy drive
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Some people think a hard drive is the whole
computer system, however it is actually a storage device inside your computer.
It is only a piece of your computers hardware.
3.5" Desktop Hard disk drive:
This is hiding inside your computer and is where all your data is stored when
you save it. You may never see it unless you open up your computer to fix a
problem. The picture shows a 40 gigabyte (the size or capacity) hard
drive, 7200RPM (the speed or revs per minute).
2.5" Laptop Hard disk drive:
A laptop hard disk drive is considerably smaller
than a normal desktop hard drive and also cost more. If you wanted to buy a
500gb laptop hard drive it would be very expensive, whereas a 500gb desktop hard
drive is around $100.
Cd rom
or DVD Drive.
This is where you put a cd rom or a DVD disc in. It could be a drive that
can also read and write on cds or DVD disks. Plain old Cd roms are nearly
obsolete as everyone now wants a DVD burner.. With a DVD burner drive you can
backup your dvd's onto a DVD writeable disc.
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Floppy disc drive. This is the smaller drive that takes those little plastic square shaped disks. They are rarely used now as they are no longer needed for a boot disk if you have a cd rom
or DVD burner
External Hard drive:
An external hard drive can come in two size like
the desktop hard drive and the laptop hard drive. After all an external hard
drive is just a case housing one of these hard drives. So if you have a 2.5"
external hard drive, this means it contains a laptop hard drive.
External Hard
drive What is it and why do I need one?
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