Secondary Storage

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Zoe Goodsell
Mind Map by Zoe Goodsell, updated more than 1 year ago
Zoe Goodsell
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Secondary Storage
  1. magnetic
    1. a magnet moves across the medium and changes how magnetized a part of a medium is.
      1. example devices
        1. magnetic tape
          1. a reliable sort of storage that uses magnets to code it.
            1. not portable
          2. Hard Disk Drive
            1. one of the main storages used.
              1. not portable
            2. Floppy Disk Drive
              1. rarely used but portable.
                1. portable
          3. optical
            1. storage that is read by lasers or other light forms
              1. example devices
                1. bluray
                  1. easy to break and can store tons of data
                    1. Portable
                  2. CD
                    1. easy to break but can store a lot
                      1. portable
                    2. DVD
                      1. easy to break but can store a lot
                        1. portable
                  3. solid state
                    1. storage that can be taken out and used on other conmpters
                      1. example devices
                        1. USB
                          1. one of the easiest to find and can store up to 1 terrabyte
                            1. portable
                          2. SSD
                            1. easy to get and has limited numbers of writes, but only up to 1 terrabyte of data stored.
                              1. portable
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