Today on Hardware:
  How Removable Storage Works - Removable memory has unchained us from our PCs -- we can now carry gigabytes of data wherever we go, in a device the size of a matchbox. Learn about the three major digital storage technologies.

  How Hard Disks Work - Nearly every desktop computer uses one or more hard-disk drives. Your hard disk holds all of the information available on your computer. Take a look inside this incredibly precise storage mechanism.

  How Microprocessors Work - The microprocessor determines the processing power available for any application you run –- without it, there IS no computer. Learn all about the amazing, ever-shrinking technology that makes your computer compute.

    
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