Removable

Storage Device

ICT Lesson for

Year 3
20th April 2009
 INTRODUCTION

• We use removable storage device to

store or save our data.
• We can easily carry data anywhere
and anytime.

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 FLOPPY DISK

• The first types of storage devices .

• It can hold up 160 KB to 1.44 MB of data.
• It has limited storage, limited use and very easy
to lose or damage.
• We use removable storage devices to store or
save our data.
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 PORTABLE HARD DISK

• It is possible to store more data compare to a

floppy disk.
• We can save videos, movies, games, songs,
pictures with this device.
• We use removable storage devices to store or
save our data.
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 CD-ROM

• A CD-ROM is round in shape.

• We can save up to 700MB data (for e.g. Songs,
pictures, and games application – XboX, Nitendo,
PSP).
• We use removable storage devices to store or
save our data.
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 DVD

• DVD is also round in shape.

• We can save data up to 4.7GB, more than a CDROM.
• We need to have a DVD player to play it.
• We use removable storage devices to store or save
our data.
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 PEN DRIVE

• It is also called a flash drive, thumb drives,

USB drive or memory stick.
• It can hold up data from 512MB to 8GB.
• We need to plug it into USB port of a computer or
laptop.
• We use removable storage devices to store or
save our data.
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 CLASSWORK ACTIVITY

Classroom Cooperative
Activity for Year 3A

Classroom Cooperative
Activity for Year 3B`

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 Conclusion
There are different types of removable storage devices that
we can used to STORE or SAVE our documents such as
songs, videos, pictures, movies, text, sounds, games, etc.

So what types of storage devices?

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by-Step
Procedure.

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Step-by-Step Procedure:

•Go to your own workstation quietly.

•Each pair will need to take ONE number only

from the “Investigation Cup”.

•One number represents clues on what

removable devices that you need to find
around the computer lab.

•You need to read the clues and discuss the

answer with your partner.

•You will be given ONLY 2 minutes to

complete this investigation

B •When the time is up, go back to your

ACK workstation and get ready to show your
answer to the classroom.