Secondary Storage

Secondary Storage

1. Magnetic storage

   • Floppy disks
   • Recording tape
   • It has a high capacity
   • It can break very easily (so be careful)

2. Optical storage

   • Examples
     • Floppy disk
     • Compact disks
   • It can hold more storage that a solid state drive
   • It can break easily

3. Solid state

   • Memory sticks
   • Memory cards
   • It will not break easily
   • it's very expensive

4. It's a non volatile storage. This type of storage is saved even when the software is turned off

   • This means that you can use multiple softwares at once and they will all be saves