From the previous lesson, we've discussed about hard drives. Hard drives store our files permanently - images, videos, music, doc files, etc. - unless we reformat the drive or delete the files, ourselves. What if we want to backup, transfer, copy or share files? Today, different portable/removable drives are being produced.
FLOPPY DISC (600KB - 1.4MB)
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*i discovered that there are 3 sizes of a floppy disc. I still remember my eldest sister using 3.5" floppy discs to store her files for school. I always slide the silver rectagle of the floppy disc and my sister would always get md at me. Now, this is not very useful for us anymore. It would only be able to contain several doc files or at least an image. There's only few people who still have floppy disc drives.
COMPACT DISC (600MB - 700MB)
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*These are usually used for installer of programs, installer of games, albums of different artists, etc. We actually have a lot of collection of cds because my mom and dad used to love buying albums of their favorite artists. These are still available in stores for at least Php 4 - Php 5 each.
DIGITAL VERSATILE DISC (4.2 GB)
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*It was originally called "Digital Video Disc" because it was usually used contain videos. Later on, people also stored different kinds of files such as game installers, pictures, programs, etc. It is still popular today especially in 'bangketas' where vendors sell pirated films.
FLASH DRIVE (1GB - 64GB)
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*This is the most common portable drive used today especially for students, teachers, and workers. It is mistakenly called a "USB" because we plug it in USB ports. I personally have 2 flash drives - one for personal files and the other for school works. I can say that this is very handy and easy to use.
EXTERNAL HARD DRIVES (160GB - 6TB)
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