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Technology Applications Vocabulary
- Illustrated below are a variety of secondary storage mediums. First, a brief explanation
of storage abbreviations.
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bit |
one on/off signal |
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byte |
8 bits |
one letter or symbol |
| Kb or K |
kilobyte |
1024 bytes |
a two page paper |
| Mb or M |
Megabyte |
1024 Kb, ~ 1 million bytes |
a short novel or a short movie |
| Gb or Gig |
Gigabyte |
1024 Mb, ~ 1 trillion bytes |
an encyclopedia set with full color pictures and movies. |
| floppy, 3.5 inch 1.44 M |
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CD-ROM
Compact Disk - Read Only Memory750 M |
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| floppy, Zip (brand name) 100 M
or 250 M |
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removable mass storage, Jaz (brand name)
and others
- 1 gig
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Basic Vocabulary: diskette, secondary storage
Advanced Vocabulary: secondary storage
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