Pcin: All About Hard Drives

Political candidates work hard at creating an image they believe will appeal to voters. High schoolers collect 10 photos and other images of a candidate and analyze them to determine what techniques create a positive or negative impression.

How does media ownership affect what we read, watch, and listen to—and how much we pay for it? Part of an extensive media literacy series, the video takes viewers back to the beginning of it all. From the birth of the telephone to...

Use this site to learn about hard discs at this easily understood site. It is full of illustrations and charts that are very beneficial.

Students practice installing a hard drive in a computer. They are to determine which pieces are missing and follow instructions for installing the drive. They make sure the new drive works with the computer.

Hard work is the second of Richard St. John's "8 Traits Successful People Have in Common." Many young learners believe that in order to be successful, one needs to have a great deal of talent or intelligence; however, after...

PC Mechanic offers a lengthy article all about the technology of CD-ROM drives, including images and hyperlinked terms. (March 23, 2001)

Learn about your computer's data storage, which includes understanding what ROM and RAM are. You may quiz yourself on page nine by taking the Test Bite.

So, we've talked about computer memory a couple times in this series, but what we haven't talked about is storage. Data written to storage, like your hard drive, is a little different, because it will still be there even if the power...

Wouldn't it be great if all of our documents could be stored on the internet rather than eating up our hard drive space? The concept is 'cloud computing' and this issue provides some concern over this new type of computing.

So we've talked about computer memory a couple times in this series, but what we haven't talked about is storage. Data written to storage, like your hard drive, is a little different, because it will still be there even if the power goes...