Title: Learning Objectives
Course: Personal Computer Hardware > Section: Competencies

1.5 Install and configure storage devices and use appropriate media.

Optical drives

CD-ROM

DVD-ROM

Blu-Ray

Combo drives and burners

CD-RW

DVD-RW

Dual Layer DVD-RW

BD-R

BD-RE

Connection types

External

USB

Firewire

eSATA

Ethernet

Internal SATA, IDE SCSI

IDE configuration and setup (Master, Slave, Cable Select)

SCSI IDs (0-15)

Hot swappable drives

Hard drives

Magnetic

5400 rpm

7200 rpm

10,000 rpm

15,000 rpm

Solid state/flash drives

Compact flash

SD

Micro-SD

Mini-SD

xD

SSD

RAID types

0

1

5

10

Floppy drive

Tape drive

Media capacity

CD

CD-RW

DVD-RW

DVD-RW

Blu-Ray

Tape

Floppy

DL DVD