MUMPS and secondary storage

MUMPS and secondary storage

1. Secondary storage

   • Hard Disk
     • Magnetic
     • Can hold a lot of data
     • Relatively cheap
     • Can be 1 terrabyte+
     • Slower than solid state memory
     • Not portable
     • Quite reliable
   • Magnetic Tape
     • Very cheap
     • Magnetic
     • Very slow
     • Not that portable
     • Not reliable
   • CD
     • Optical
     • Not that fast
     • Quite portable
     • Not duriable
     • Not that reliable
   • DVD- same as CD except cannot be read by CD drives
   • Flash Memory
     • Solid state
     • Quite expensive
     • Quite quick
     • Very portable
     • Durable
     • Reliable

2. MUMPS

   • Security
   • Multi-tasking
   • Memory management
   • User interface
   • Peripheral management