{"id":120,"date":"2023-06-11T19:52:10","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T19:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/edexcel-igcse-computer-science\/?page_id=120"},"modified":"2023-06-11T19:52:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T19:52:10","slug":"magnetic-storage-devices","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/edexcel-igcse-computer-science\/magnetic-storage-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"Magnetic Storage Devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"responsive-tabs\">\n<h2 class=\"tabtitle\">Magnetic Storage<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\n<h3>Magnetic Storage Devices<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ngP6nSt_yAE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/gcsecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/05\/Magnetic-Storage-Devices-Revision-Sheet.docx\">Magnetic-Storage-Devices-Revision-Sheet<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_298\" style=\"width: 262px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-298\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-298 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/gcsecs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/05\/hdd.jpg?_t=1516282909\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Magnetic HDD With spinning platter in view<\/p><\/div>\n<p>These are the oldest of the commonly used storage devices, but are still the most widely used.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Magnetic Hard Drives are used to store data and programs on desktops and laptops<\/li>\n<li>Magnetic tape drives are usually used for large server \/ systems backups.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Advantages<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cheap Storage per MB (especially tape drives!)<\/li>\n<li>Relatively quick read \/ write speeds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Disadvantages<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Easily broken if dropped<\/li>\n<li>Slow read \/write compared to new SSD drives.<\/li>\n<li>High energy uses as it uses moving parts (lower battery life on laptops)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><h2 class=\"tabtitle\">MSR<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tabcontent\">\n\n<h3>Magnetic Stripe Readers<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=71_8NHHD8OI\">Further Watching\u00a0 &#8211; How do Magnetic Stripe Cards work?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Magnetic Storage Devices Magnetic-Storage-Devices-Revision-Sheet These are the oldest of the commonly used storage devices, but are still the most widely used. 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