CGS1100: Introduction to Computers

Dr. Martin Hepp, mhepp@computer.org

Reading Assignment for Unit 2A: Storage Media

Read the following web pages. If you encounter difficulties, focus on the basic principles (some pages go too much into details). The potential quiz covers the respective fundamentals.

Hard Disk

1. http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/h/hard_disk.html
2. http://computer.howstuffworks.com/hard-disk.htm
3. http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Hardware_Software/2002/InsideHardDrive.asp

Floppy Disk

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/f/floppy_disk.html

Magneto-Optical

http://www.usbyte.com/common/MOsystems.htm

CD-ROM

http://www.usbyte.com/common/compact_disk_3.htm

CD-R

http://www.usbyte.com/common/recordable_CD.htm

In addition to that, you could also use www.google.com to find additional pages.