Secondary Storage

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GCSE Computing (Topic 2) Mind Map on Secondary Storage, created by Defiently Rowan on 06/18/2015.
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Mind Map by Defiently Rowan, updated more than 1 year ago
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Secondary Storage
  1. What is secondary storage
    1. Non-volatile disk space
      1. Sometimes called auxiliary memory
        1. Used to store files such as photos, program files and any other long term program.
        2. Types of secondary storage
          1. Optical disks
            1. CD, DVD and Blu-ray disks are types of this storage
              1. They are portable and easy to use
                1. But they can break easily.
                2. Hard disks
                  1. Tape storage
                    1. Used by big company's
                  2. Why do we need secondary storage
                    1. For additional storage for when the computer is turned off.
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