Storage devices (HDD, SSD) in Intro to Computing - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to print the type of storage device that uses spinning disks.

Intro to Computing

storage_type = "[1]"
print(storage_type)

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ASSD

BHDD

CUSB

DRAM

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Choosing SSD because it is faster, but it does not have spinning disks.

HDD stands for Hard Disk Drive, which uses spinning disks to store data.

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medium

Complete the code to assign the storage device type that uses flash memory.

Intro to Computing

fast_storage = "[1]"

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ASSD

BFloppy Disk

CCD-ROM

DHDD

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Common Mistakes

Choosing HDD because it is a common storage device, but it uses spinning disks.

SSD stands for Solid State Drive and uses flash memory for fast data access.

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hard

Fix the error in the code to correctly check if the device is an SSD.

Intro to Computing

device = "SSD"
if device == "[1]":
    print("Fast storage detected")

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AHDD

BUSB

CSSD

DDVD

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Common Mistakes

Using 'HDD' which is a different device type.

The code checks if the device is 'SSD' to print the message about fast storage.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create a dictionary mapping device names to their storage type.

Intro to Computing

storage_devices = {"Seagate": "[1]", "Samsung": "[2]"}

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AHDD

BUSB

CSSD

DRAM

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Common Mistakes

Mixing up device brands and storage types.

Seagate is known for HDDs, Samsung for SSDs in this example.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create a list of storage devices with their type and speed.

Intro to Computing

devices = [
    {"name": "WD Blue", "type": "[1]", "speed": [2],
    {"name": "Crucial MX500", "type": "[3]", "speed": 550}
]

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AHDD

BSSD

C7200

D5400

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Common Mistakes

Confusing speed units or device types.

WD Blue is an HDD with 7200 RPM speed; Crucial MX500 is an SSD with speed 550 MB/s.