secondary storage

secondary storage

1. optical media

   • advantages
     • mass storage
     • long media life
     • high data stability
     • disadvantages
       • durability
         • simplicity
           • low setup costs

2. solid state

   • advantages
     • • faster startup
         • faster app launch
   • disadvantages
     • high price
       • limited writes cycle
         • slow random write speed

3. magnetic

   • advantages
     • magnetic tape
       • hard disk drives
         • floppy disks
     • disadvantages
       • Serial access so can be quite slow to access data
         • Easy to be damaged
           • Small storage capacity