Removable Storage Mediums

Removable Storage Mediums

1. CD - music / comp data / games

   • Ads
     • cheap
     • CD -RWs = re-written
     • modern comps use them
   • Disads
     • CD-ROM not be written
     • small capacity
     • easily damaged

2. DVD - Movies / comp games

   • Ads
     • large storage capacity
   • Disads
     • expensive
     • not usable by DVD or CD drive = new drive needed

3. Floppy Disk - small files e.g. config dets

   • ads
     • easily transported
     • old comps use them
     • not damaged
   • disads
     • not common with modern comps
     • very small capacity
     • easily lost / stolen
     • damaged by magnetic fields

4. Flash mem - comp data, solid state hard disk

   • ads
     • used in all modern comps
     • large storage capacity
     • not easily damaged
   • disads
     • large capacity = expensive
     • slow to access data
     • easily lost or stolen