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What type of storage device uses flash memory to store data for backup or transfers between PCS?USB flash drives are small, portable storage devices that use a USB interface to connect to a computer. Like flash memory cards, they are removable and rewritable, and have become a common method of storing data.
Is the process of transferring data instructions and information from memory to a storage medium?Writing is the process of transferring data, instructions and information from memory to a storage medium. Reading is the process of transferring these items from a storage medium into memory.
Which type of disc is a type of storage media?Hard Disk Drives (HDD)
The hard disk drive (HDD) is the original hard drive. These are magnetic storage devices that have been around since the 1950s, though they've evolved over time. A hard disk drive is comprised of a stack of spinning metal disks known as platters.
Which device on a personal computer stores data instructions and information when they are not being used in memory?A hard disk drive or solid state drive holds all of the data; files, photos, programs, music, and movies, that the user wants to keep. Removable, external media storage devices such as flash drives and read/writeable CDs and DVDs are also secondary storage. A computer can't function without a storage drive, however.
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