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    • 1.1 The characteristics of contemporary processors, input, output and storage devices
      • 1.1.1 Structure and Function of the Processor
      • 1.1.2 Types of Processor
      • 1.1.3 Input, Output, Storage
        • Input, output and storage devices
        • The uses of magnetic, flash and optical storage devices
        • RAM and ROM
        • Virtual storage
        • Section Overview and Learning Record
    • 1.2 Software and software development
    • 1.3 Exchanging Data
    • 1.4 Data types, data structures and algorithms
    • 1.5 Legal, moral, cultural and ethical issues
  • 1.1 The characteristics of contemporary processors, input, output and storage devices
  • 1.1.3 Input, Output, Storage
  • The uses of magnetic, flash and optical storage devices

The uses of magnetic, flash and optical storage devices

Lesson PowerPoint

  • Storage Devices.pptx3mb


Guess the Storage Device Game 

  • 02 . Magnetic, flash and optical storage devices Activity 2.pptx

Activity 2 - Storage Comparison Table 

  • Storage_Comparison_Student.pdf

Activity 3 - Storage Top Trump!! 

  • Top_trump_example.docx
  • Top_trump_template.docx
  • Top_Trumps_Rules.pdf


Activity 4- Solving Problems with Storage

  • Storage Activity.pdf

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Flash taking over 

The History of Storage 

  • Last updated by Mrs R Lofthouse
  • Last updated 07/06/2022
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