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Computer Science FMs tend to be more expensive on a no moving parts, access times are
per-gigabyte basis compared to HDD's.
faster, power consumption is lower,
However, as technology advances and
and durability is higher. SSDs are
economies of scale come into play, FMs
substantially faster than regular hard
prices gradually decreased, making them
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drives. They provide faster data read and
a more affordable option for consumers
and businesses. Examples of FMs are write speeds. This results in faster boot
times, quicker application loading, and
Solid State Disc (SDD's), USB flash
drives, and memory cards. increased system performance. SSDs
outperform HDDs in terms of reliability.
Solid State Disc Since there are no moving parts, there
The Solid-State Disc (SSD) has no is less wear and tear, lowering the
moving parts. They are differ from possibility of mechanical failure. SSDs
HDDs, which have spinning disks are also more resistant to physical shock
and read/write heads. Since there are and vibration. Figure 3.27 shows the
SSD and HDD.

(a) SSD (b) Magnetic HDD

Figure 3.27: SSD and magnetic HDD

USB flash drive
USB flash drives are also known as memory sticks. They are small, portable, durable,
reliable, removable, and rewritable devices plugged into a computer's USB port.
These are commonly used for storage, data backup, and transferring files between

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