Secondary storage

Secondary storage

1. Magnetic

   • Types
     • Hard Drive
       • Internal
         • Reliable and High Capacity
         • Not Portable or Durable because it is inside the computer
       • External
         • Durable, Reliable, High Capacity
       • Slower than some Flash, like the Solid State Drive
     • Magnetic Tape
       • Durable, Reliable, High Capacity
       • Not portable as so large
     • Floppy Disk
       • Only thing they are good for is portabiblity

2. Optical

   • Types
     • DVD
       • Have a low durablility
       • Less capacity than magnetic and flash
     • CD
       • Have less capacity than most magnetic and flash, even DVDs
       • High portability

3. Flash/Solid State

   • Types
     • Solid State Drive
       • More expensive and lower capacity than Magnetic
       • Faster than Magnetic
     • Flash
       • Similar to USB
     • USB
       • High Portability and Durability
       • Could be easily lost or stolen
       • Good for transferring files, not as high capacity as Magnetic