Secondary Storage

Secondary Storage

1. Optical Storage

   • DVDs
   • CDs
   • Cost effective compared to solid state meaning it costs less
     • Portable
   • Quite low capacity compared to magnetic
     • Non-durable

2. Solid State Storage

   • Hard drive
   • USB Stick
   • SD Card
   • Fast read/write speed compared to optical and magnetic meaning it processes instructions faster
     • Not cost effective compared to magnetic, meaning it costs more.
       • Low capacity compared to magnetic

3. Magnetic Storage

   • Floppy disk
   • High capacity compared to solid state, meaning it can store more files and programs
   • Low read/write speed compared to solid state, meaning it procceses instructions slower
   • Magnetic tape

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