Secondary Storage

• Secondary storage


  Non volatile, long term storage
• Optical storage


  • CD and DVDs/Blu ray
  • Small capacity
  • Portable
• Magnetic storage


  • HDD
  • Has moving parts
  • Can store high capacity
• Solid state storage


  • USB or flash drive
  • Expensive
  • No moving parts, more reliable and durable
• High capacity

  Durable

  Expensive

  Fast speeds

  SSD
• Portable

  Cheap

  Not durable

  Optical