Computer Science GCSE
Magnetic storage
What Magnetic storage means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Magnetic storage
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Reference: OCR
Uses magnetised areas on a spinning platter read by a moving head, for example a hard disk drive (HDD).
Topics that use Magnetic storage
- Secondary storage (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Data transfer and backup between systems
- Matching technology to user need
- Volatility and data persistence
- Comparative evaluation
- Cost against performance
- Non-volatile data storage
- Optical storage
- Secondary storage characteristics
Using Magnetic storage in the exam
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