Secondary Storage

Secondary Storage

1. solid state

   • Solid state drive lasts longer because there are no moving parts.
   • more expensive than magnetic drives.

2. optical

   • optical Drive Small and easy to move around
   • Comes in different types (CD, DVD, Blu-ray, RW) Can also be scratched easily

3. magnetic

   • Magnetic drive Cheap, but huge storage.
   • Can break easier than solid state because of moving parts

4. RAM

   • stores calculations
   • can be read
     • can have calculations added
   • volatile

5. ROM

   • non-volatile
   • read only
   • stores code