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