9bCS 18/09/13 Storage Devices

LO: To understand that there are different ways of storing data and that the chosen method depends on a number of factors.

Starter:

Match the terms with the correct definition. Write the answers in a blog post.

Durability     Speed      Reliability      Capacity      Portability

Main:
Task 1 - 
Research some examples of internal and external storage devices.
List those examples.
Give an advantage and disadvantage for both internal and external storage devices.

Task 2 - 
What is a hard disk?

Briefly describe how do they work.

Task 3 - 
What is online storage?
Research some examples and explain why people may choose to use them instead of offline storage.

Plenary:
Why do we have internal and external storage?
What factors do the type of storage we use depend on?