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Hardware theory: storage device top trumps
Students will need to be given various aspects of both secondary storage devices and what is expected of them in terms of creating the top trumps themselves. As background to the task the teacher needs to start by explaining the three main types of secondary storage magnetic, optical and solid state.
After brief discussions about each type and how their durability might be compared, then it is time to ask students to research various criteria that may be compared. There are tables within the resources to allow this to happen in a controlled way. Either by using the blank template provided in the resource or using an online top trump creator the students are asked to produce 8 top trump cards containing the following information: medium, capacity, speed, portability, price per Gb and reliability / durability.
Students are also asked to include an image of their chosen storage device. The student version of the comparison table can be used to measure both reliability and portability. Once the cards are completed then a 3 way game of top trumps can be played between three teams.
Simon Johnson is the author of the resource.
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Storage comparison (activity sheet) 52.62 KB
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Storage comparison (teachers' notes) 57.25 KB
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Top trumps (example) 777.13 KB
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Top trumps (template) 82.07 KB
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Top trumps (rule of the game) 62.26 KB
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Storage comparison (activity sheet) 52.62 KB -
Storage comparison (teachers' notes) 57.25 KB
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Top trumps (example) 777.13 KB -
Top trumps (template) 82.07 KB
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Top trumps (rule of the game) 62.26 KB
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