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How does computer storage work? Timeline of computer memory & storage with cool pictures (Computer History) (http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/memory-storage/) Computer memory (Explain That Stuff!) (http://www.explainthatstuff.com/how-computer-memory-works.html) Random-access memory, or RAM (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random-access_memory) How RAM works (How Stuff Works, Tech) (http://computer.howstuffworks.com/ram.htm) Read-only memory, or ROM (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Read-only_memory) How ROM works (How Stuff Works, Tech) (http://computer.howstuffworks.com/rom.htm) How does a hard drive work? (Explain That Stuff!) (http://www.explainthatstuff.com/harddrive.html) Non-volatile memory (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-volatile_memory) What is the difference between volatile & non-volatile memory? (Reference) (https://www.reference.com/technology/difference-between-volatile-nonvolatile-memory-b77f02418af85655) Computer data storage (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_data_storage) Punched cards (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punched_card) What is a Turing machine? (University of Cambridge) (https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/projects/raspberrypi/tutorials/turing-machine/one.html) IBM’s role in the holocaust: What the new documents reveal (The Huffington Post) (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/edwin-black/ibm-holocaust_b_1301691.html) Magnetic tape (Computer History) (http://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/memory-storage/8/258) Magnetic tape for data storage: An enduring technology (IEEE) (http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/ieee_pilot/articles/96jproc11/jproc-RDee-2004311/article.html) Loading retrogames on tape on C64 (YouTube) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnHW-f5ayhs) Johnny's first computer: The Sinclair Spectrum ZX (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spectrum) A Sinclair ZX Spectrum loading a game (YouTube) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0EfycbDhiw) How floppy disc drives work (How Stuff Works, Tech) (http://computer.howstuffworks.com/floppy-disk-drive.htm) Optical disc (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_disc) CDs & DVDs (Explain That Stuff!) (http://www.explainthatstuff.com/cdplayers.html) More data storage? Here’s how to fit 1,000 terabytes on a DVD (The Conversation) (http://theconversation.com/more-data-storage-heres-how-to-fit-1-000-terabytes-on-a-dvd-15306) The difference between hard & soft copy (Difference Between) (http://www.differencebetween.info/difference-between-hard-copy-and-soft-copy) Hard disc drive failure (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk_drive_failure) Photo of a hard drive 'head crash' (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk_drive_failure#/media/File:Hard_disk_failure.jpeg) How long do hard drives actually live for? (Extreme Tech) (https://www.extremetech.com/computing/170748-how-long-do-hard-drives-actually-live-for) 'Flying height': "The distance between the disc read/write head on a hard disc drive & the platter" (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_height) What does it mean when a hard disc has a head crash? (How Stuff Works, Tech) (http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question60.htm) A hard drive head crashing (YouTube) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3TZ4uf1JEI) A hard disc drive head parking (YouTube) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtAJTb0WFUI) When should you properly 'eject' your thumb drive? (How-To Geek) (https://www.howtogeek.com/69869/when-should-you-properly-eject-your-thumb-drive/) 'Active hard-drive protection': Features that help if you drop your laptop (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_hard-drive_protection) What is fragmentation & defragmentation? (lifewire) (https://www.lifewire.com/free-defrag-software-tools-2619172) What is 'defragging' & do I need to do it to my computer? (LifeHacker) (http://lifehacker.com/5976424/what-is-defragging-and-do-i-need-to-do-it-to-my-computer) How is RAM made & why does the price fluctuate? (Make Use Of) (http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-is-ram-made-and-why-does-the-price-fluctuate/) How does a central processing unit (CPU) work? (How Stuff Works, Tech) (http://computer.howstuffworks.com/microprocessor.htm) Paging (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paging) What is memory paging? (TechTarget) (http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/definition/memory-paging) Physical computer memory & virtual memory (Science Encyclopedia) (http://science.jrank.org/pages/1698/Computer-Memory-Physical-Virtual-Memory.html) How does flash memory work? (Explain That Stuff!) (http://www.explainthatstuff.com/flashmemory.html) USB flash drive (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_drive) Photo of RAM chips (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random-access_memory#/media/File:Memory_module_DDRAM_20-03-2006.jpg) Hard disc drive versus solid state drive: What’s the diff? (BackBlaze) (https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hdd-versus-ssd-whats-the-diff/) Solid-state drive, or SSD (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_drive) Are RAM drives faster than SSDs? 5 things you must know (Make Use Of) (http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ram-drives-faster-ssds-5-things-must-know/) Why deleted files can be recovered & how you can prevent it (How-To Geek) (https://www.howtogeek.com/125521/htg-explains-why-deleted-files-can-be-recovered-and-how-you-can-prevent-it/) How to wipe a hard drive (lifewire) (https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-wipe-a-hard-drive-2624527) Where are you from? Send us a postcard! 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