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Storage capacity — OCR GCSE Computer Science Definition | GradeGen

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GCSE Computer Science · key term

Storage capacity

Definition

The maximum amount of data that a storage device or medium can hold.

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OCR GCSE Computer Science · J277

Paper 1

The maximum amount of data that a memory or storage device can hold.
Revise: Need for Secondary Storage
The maximum amount of data a storage device or medium can hold, usually measured in bytes and their multiples.
Revise: Types of Secondary Storage
Revise: Units of Data Storage

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Bit
Byte
Secondary storage
Bit depth
Colour depth

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The amount of data that a storage device can hold.
Revise: Calculating Data Capacity

OCR Computer Science past papers

Magnetic storage