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1.3 storage
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1.3 storage
Secondary storage
- Long term storage for data, storage and software
- We store things in there to access later or interact with the computer
- Without it we need to install software each time we use it
- Also wouldn't be able to save any files
- HDD, SSD, Flash Mem, Blue-ray
Optical
- A laser light that marks the disk
- The light detects the patterns and allows us to see whats on the disc
- blu-ray
- DVD ROM
- CD ROM
Magnetic
- Hard Disks
- Tape drives
Solid State
- Made of microchips which if 1 or 0 is stored
- Solid Sate Drive
- USB
Characteristics
- Capacity
- How much data can be held
- Speed
- How fast it performs
- Portability
- How easy it can be moved
- Durability
- how long it will last
- Reliability
- How well it performs
- Cost
- How much it costs per MB GB
- Capacity
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- Year 11 Computing Paper 1 Mind Map on 1.3 storage, created by ryan makuzva on 07/05/2018.
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