Storage Devices

Storage Devices

1. Magnetic

   • Examples
     • PCs, desktop computers, laptops, games consoles.
   • Advantages
     • large data storage
     • low cost
     • life span
   • Disadvantages
     • slow to find data
     • difficult to recover lost things
     • physical and enviroment damage

2. Optical

   • Examples
     • CDs, DVDs and Blu-Rays.
     • RDX
     • Flash drives
   • Advantages
     • very cheap
     • large storage capacity is available
   • Disadvantages
     • sometimes aren't reusable
     • some older computers dont read discs

3. Solid State

   • Examples
     • Phones, tablets and gaming PCs/laptops.
     • consoles
   • Advantages
     • faster than hard disk drives
     • no noise while in operation
   • Disadvantages
     • more expensive than hard disk drives
     • poor availability
     • limited storage capacity

4. Purpose

   • What do we use storage for?
     • Storing data (files, operating system, applications). Permanently.