CompTIA® A+ Exam Prep (Exams A+ Essentials, 220-602, 220-603, 220-604)

Chapter 5. Data Storage Systems

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Terms you’ll need to understand:

• Thumb drive

• SCSI interface

• PATA interface

• SATA interface

• Flash drive

• Tape drives

• SD card

• Hard-disk drives

• Flash memory

• CD-ROM drives

• DVD drives

• RAID systems

• Memory Stick

• Compact Flash cards

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Exam objectives you’ll learn in this chapter:

Essentials 1.1—Identify the fundamental principles of using personal computers.

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Identify the names, purposes, and characteristics of storage devices

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FDD

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HDD

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CD/DVD/RW (for example, drive speeds, media types)

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Removable storage (tape drive, solid state such as thumb drive, flash and SD cards, USB, external ...