Week Two Individual Assignment

Regular maintenance can prevent or warn the user of impending disaster. In this case, an ounce of prevention will far out way the pound of cure.

As computers became commonplace in the business world, data storage on using desktop software became the norm. This method is one of the most common storage mediums today, but there are drawbacks that should be known.

The hard drive is an inbuilt type of non-volatile memory which is connected to the motherboard. It is made up of a disk, a read/write head, a landing tray, a spindle, disk platters, a debris filter, head disk assembly and actuators. The disk spins between 2,500 and 10,000 RPM (Rotations Per Minute) which; alongside the amount of memory cache; affects the speed of the hard drive. You can also get an external hard drive which connects to the computer as well which provides extra memory for the computer. A hard drive with a memory of around 1TB or above was recommended for working with digital graphics as there can be a lot of large files, the average price for an external hard drive

A hard drive is like memory of the computer (Not to be confused with RAM, discussed later). It stores information, like a file or a program. The only way that you could lose the file is if you removed the hard drive or deleted it from your computer. Usually, people choose a bigger hard drive because they have more information that needs to be stored. If you like to install video games, have a lot of pictures, have a large database of songs, or own a business and your computer needs space for files, you should get a bigger hard drive. Most of the time, hard drives come in the following sizes: 60GB(gigabyte, term for amount of space), 120 GB, 160 GB, and 250 GB. Some custom hard drives can even be measured in the TB(Terabytes), being 1000 GB. These are mainly for people who own servers and need the space to hold the information being processed through computers. The next step of the process is choosing your RAM (Random Accessed Memory). Remember when we talked about the hard drive and the RAM being alike? They are alike because they are both used to store information on the computer. The difference is that the hard drive is like long term memory while the RAM is like short term memory. When the computer is turned of, all memory on the RAM is

The annual report, unlike the 10K and the 10Q, is designed for the benefit of the stockholders and any potential investors. The annual report is published once a year, like the 10K, and usually provides information over a two or three year period to show growth or decline. The annual report is produced to be aesthetically appealing, with color, pictures, quality paper, and printing all for the benefit of current or potential stockholders. The annual report usually includes a company overview, a letter to shareowners, information on the company and its brands, products, and initiatives, its financial highlights, a list of the members of the board of directors, goals and opportunities, and then any important financial statements, information and notes, all of which is meant to promote investment and provide information.

After the initial outlay for the drive, you’ll be faced with the cost of the storage media the drive uses. Keep in mind that what seems like a bargain may be a moneypit in disguise. For example floppy disks are still the cheapest per-unit media at approximately 50 cents each, but on a per-megabyte cost basis (around 35 cents per megabyte), they’re the most costly form of storage. Also on the expensive end of the spectrum are 640 MB, Mag-Optical disks, at about 5.5cents per megabyte, and 1GB Jaz media at 6 to 7 cents per megabyte. Jaz2 and super-floppy media end up costing between 3.5 and 5 cents per megabyte. The best deal in town is CD-R media, which cost under a penny per megabyte.

An annual report is a detailed report for shareholders and other business partners on a company’s activities throughout the year. It is a legal requirement form the Companies Act 1985/9 that requires companies to publish their annual report and

The conventional turning hard drive is the fundamental nonvolatile stockpiling on a PC. That is, data on it doesn't "leave" when you kill the framework, as is valid for information put away in RAM. A hard drives is basically a metal platter with an attractive covering that stores your information, whether climate reports from the most recent century, a superior quality duplicate of the Star Wars set of three, or your advanced music gathering. A read/compose head on an arm gets to the information while the platters are turning.

The size of the flash memory devices is small when compared to other traditional methods for storing the data.

Annual Report: An annual report is a complete report on the company’s activities throughout the preceding year. Basically an annual report measures a corporation’s financial health. They make prediction about future prospects by focusing on the past and present financial performance of the company.

A USB Drive is known for carry data, be it music, photos, documents, videos, etc. But there 's a whole other side to these handy little gadgets. Take a look at these 10 ways that a USB drive can be used for more than just storing data.

The secondary storage devices are nonvolatile devices such as hard disks, floppy disks, magnetic tapes etc. which can hold data for long periods.

f) Storage Device: Storage device like CD ROM, DVD ROM are used to preserve the documents on digital format.

Floppy disks store a small amount of information, less than a CD or DVD. One important detail about them is that they are portable, meaning they are able to remove. Floppy disks are easily damaged while they are also inexpensive and tend to have a more tendency to lag. Some computers still include a floppy disk but they are not as popular as they once were around the mid- 1970’s. (IBM) The sizes are varied from as small as two inches to around 8 inches in size. Floppy disks were first developed in the early 1960’s but were not available to the public until the 1970’s. Early computers did not have a CD-ROM drives and floppy disks were the only current way to install a new problem. They have lost their popularity today because of the new technology that is improving in our world. Floppies are usually used today to give an emergency boosts in old computers that may tend to lag. Apple has created their own floppy disk with their personal computer, Apple Lisa naming the floppy drive “Twiggy.”

The conclusion is that while all disks work about the same way, in any given generation of hardware there are opportunities to tweak, optimize, and specialize. Be careful when you purchase a disk intending to get a general purpose system that you aren't buying one of the disks optimized for