All my crimes are still on the computer
Episode 39
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Audio file
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March 10th, 2017
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1 hr 2 mins
How does computer storage work?
- Timeline of computer memory & storage with cool pictures (Computer History)
- Computer memory (Explain That Stuff!)
- Random-access memory, or RAM (Wikipedia)
- How RAM works (How Stuff Works, Tech)
- Read-only memory, or ROM (Wikipedia)
- How ROM works (How Stuff Works, Tech)
- How does a hard drive work? (Explain That Stuff!)
- Non-volatile memory (Wikipedia)
- What is the difference between volatile & non-volatile memory? (Reference)
- Computer data storage (Wikipedia)
- Punched cards (Wikipedia)
- What is a Turing machine? (University of Cambridge)
- IBM’s role in the holocaust: What the new documents reveal (The Huffington Post)
- Magnetic tape (Computer History)
- Magnetic tape for data storage: An enduring technology (IEEE)
- Loading retrogames on tape on C64 (YouTube)
- Johnny's first computer: The Sinclair Spectrum ZX (Wikipedia)
- A Sinclair ZX Spectrum loading a game (YouTube)
- How floppy disc drives work (How Stuff Works, Tech)
- Optical disc (Wikipedia)
- CDs & DVDs (Explain That Stuff!)
- More data storage? Here’s how to fit 1,000 terabytes on a DVD (The Conversation)
- The difference between hard & soft copy (Difference Between)
- Hard disc drive failure (Wikipedia)
- Photo of a hard drive 'head crash' (Wikipedia)
- How long do hard drives actually live for? (Extreme Tech)
- 'Flying height': "The distance between the disc read/write head on a hard disc drive & the platter" (Wikipedia)
- What does it mean when a hard disc has a head crash? (How Stuff Works, Tech)
- A hard drive head crashing (YouTube)
- A hard disc drive head parking (YouTube)
- When should you properly 'eject' your thumb drive? (How-To Geek)
- 'Active hard-drive protection': Features that help if you drop your laptop (Wikipedia)
- What is fragmentation & defragmentation? (lifewire)
- What is 'defragging' & do I need to do it to my computer? (LifeHacker)
- How is RAM made & why does the price fluctuate? (Make Use Of)
- How does a central processing unit (CPU) work? (How Stuff Works, Tech)
- Paging (Wikipedia)
- What is memory paging? (TechTarget)
- Physical computer memory & virtual memory (Science Encyclopedia)
- How does flash memory work? (Explain That Stuff!)
- USB flash drive (Wikipedia)
- Photo of RAM chips (Wikipedia)
- Hard disc drive versus solid state drive: What’s the diff? (BackBlaze)
- Solid-state drive, or SSD (Wikipedia)
- Are RAM drives faster than SSDs? 5 things you must know (Make Use Of)
- Why deleted files can be recovered & how you can prevent it (How-To Geek)
- How to wipe a hard drive (lifewire)
- Where are you from? Send us a postcard! Strange Attractor, c/ PO Box 9, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia
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