storage devices

storage devices

1. solid states

   • Advantages
     • easy to transport
     • can resist scratches
     • pen drives are universal (can fit in any computer)
     • Cheap
     • if you hide it good no one can steal it
   • Disadvantages
     • can get a virus
     • easy to lose
     • Anyone can access your files if the memory stick is lost
     • can get broken very easy
     • if you don't hide it good someone can steal it

2. opcical

   • This can be doubled to 9.4 GB and 17 GB by making the DVDs double sided, with readable surfaces on both sides of the disc

3. magnetic

   • Hard disk
   • Floppy Disk
   • Magnetic tape