A regional security firm operates a metropolitan CCTV system with hundreds of cameras recording continuously 24/7. The footage is written to storage servers and kept for 30 days before being overwritten. The firm elects to use high-capacity magnetic hard disk drives (HDDs) rather than solid-state drives (SSDs) for their continuous-recording storage servers.
Explain two distinct reasons why magnetic hard disk drives are preferred over solid-state drives in this specific scenario.
Practise AQA GCSE Computer Science Hardware and software with exam-style questions for GCSE Computer Science. 51 questions, matched to the AQA GCSE Computer Science (8525) specification and written in Paper 1 and Paper 2 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.