Storage Devices

Storage Devices

1. magnetic

   • Advantage
     • the cost is effective
   • disadvantage
     • it is less durable then a solid state
   • the hard disk inside your laptop or PC is most likely magnetic

2. what is the purpose?

   • the purpose of storage devices is to store important data on different types of devices

3. solid state

   • advantages
     • it is energy efficient
   • disadvantages
     • not as affective as magnetic
   • it has no moving parts

4. optical storage

   • advantages
     • it is portable
   • disadvantages
     • easily scratched
   • optical storage uses a laser to read and copy

5. examples

   • HDD