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Solid State

Magnetic

Optical

Solid State

Magnetic

Optical

Solid State

Magnetic

Optical

Solid State

Magnetic

Optical

Solid State

Magnetic

Optical

Solid State

Magnetic

Optical

Storage devices for a given purpose activity

Capacity

Speed

Portability

Durability

Reliability

Cost

Rank the different types of storage device according to the characteristics below

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Scenario

Storage Device

Reason for choice:

A student needs to bring their homework into school

A media student needs to store a video they have made to distribute to their friends

A school needs to back-up its data every evening

A young person wants to store hundreds of downloaded HD videos.

Choosing Storage Devices

Read each scenario, then decide which is the most appropriate storage device to use and give a reason why.