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Question 29

An autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is deployed to map deep-sea trenches. The onboard embedded system continuously logs high-resolution 3D sonar data while experiencing strong vibrations from its propulsion thrusters, operating entirely on a limited internal battery.

State two distinct advantages of using a Solid State Drive (SSD) rather than a magnetic Hard Disk Drive (HDD) as the primary storage device for this underwater mission.

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Hardware and software Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Computer Science
  3. /Hardware and software

48 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Computer Science Hardware and software. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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