Section 3

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The course syllabus states that you should be able to:
3.1	Describe the following common backing storage media and their associated devices:
	Fixed hard discs, Portable hard discs, Magnetic tapes, Optical backing storage media such as CDs and DVDs, CD ROM/DVD ROM, CD R/DVD R, CD RW/DVD RW, DVD RAM, Blu-ray, Solid state backing storage, Memory sticks/Pen drives, Flash memory cards
3.2	Identify typical uses of the storage media, including types of access (e.g. serial/sequential, direct/random) and access speeds
3.3	Candidates should also be able to: Describe the comparative advantages and disadvantages of using different backing storage media Define the term backup and describe the need for taking backups Describe the difference between main/internal memory and backing storage, stating the relative benefits of each in terms of speed and permanence

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