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Magnetic Storage Devices
LEON ZAMMIT AND LUKE CARUANA
Fixed Hard Disk
• Used to store the
operating system and
applications software.
• Typical storage spaces
are 250 gigabytes.
Advantages and disadvantages
 Advantages:
 Very easy to update and delete files.
 Huge capacities.
 Fast read/write times.
 Disadvantages:
 Not portable as they are designed to be fixed.
 Can be damaged easily.
Portable hard disk
• Used to transfer data , files and
software.
• Typical storage spaces up to 250
gigabytes.
Advantages and disadvantages
 Advantages:
 Fast read/write times.
 Huge capacities
 Small and light.
 Disadvantages:
 More expensive.
 Small size makes them easy to misplace or have stolen.
 If the device is dropped it can still become damaged.
Floppy disk
• Can still be used
where very small
files need to be
transferred/stored.
• Storage: 1.44MB
Advantages and disadvantages
 Advantages:
 Cost very little to buy.
 Can be write protected easily.
 Very small , light and easy to carry.
 Disadvantages
 Very low storage capacity
 Very few modern computers have floppy disc drives
 Slow data transfer rate.
Magnetic
• Used when extremely
large amounts of data
need to be backed up.
• Storage: 185TB
Advantages and disadvantages
 Advantages:
 Less expensive
 Very robust
 Very large storage capacities
 Disadvantages:
 Very slow
 Needs another tape to update data.

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Magnetic storage devices

  • 1. Magnetic Storage Devices LEON ZAMMIT AND LUKE CARUANA
  • 2. Fixed Hard Disk • Used to store the operating system and applications software. • Typical storage spaces are 250 gigabytes.
  • 3. Advantages and disadvantages  Advantages:  Very easy to update and delete files.  Huge capacities.  Fast read/write times.  Disadvantages:  Not portable as they are designed to be fixed.  Can be damaged easily.
  • 4. Portable hard disk • Used to transfer data , files and software. • Typical storage spaces up to 250 gigabytes.
  • 5. Advantages and disadvantages  Advantages:  Fast read/write times.  Huge capacities  Small and light.  Disadvantages:  More expensive.  Small size makes them easy to misplace or have stolen.  If the device is dropped it can still become damaged.
  • 6. Floppy disk • Can still be used where very small files need to be transferred/stored. • Storage: 1.44MB
  • 7. Advantages and disadvantages  Advantages:  Cost very little to buy.  Can be write protected easily.  Very small , light and easy to carry.  Disadvantages  Very low storage capacity  Very few modern computers have floppy disc drives  Slow data transfer rate.
  • 8. Magnetic • Used when extremely large amounts of data need to be backed up. • Storage: 185TB
  • 9. Advantages and disadvantages  Advantages:  Less expensive  Very robust  Very large storage capacities  Disadvantages:  Very slow  Needs another tape to update data.