Secondary Storage

Secondary Storage

1. optical

   • Moving parts more likely to brake
   • Portable
   • Non volitile
   • Require special drives to read/write

2. magnetic

   • Cheapest
   • can store large amounts of data
   • can be slow to access data
   • data could be corrupted if tape replaced

3. solid

   • no moving parts (less likely to break)
   • Fastest storage
   • Most expensive
   • small storage capacity