Secondary Storage Devices
Secondary Storage devices are storage devices that operate alongside the
computer’s primary storage, RAM, and cache memory.Secondary storage is for
any amount of data from a few Megabytes to Petabytes. These devices store
almost all types of programs and applications. This can consist of of items like
the operating system, device drivers, applications and user data. For example,
internal secondary storage devices include the hard disk drive, the tape disk
drive, and compact disk drive.
Here are some of Storage Devices:
Magnetic Storage Devices
Today magnetic device storage is one of the most common types of storage used
with computers. This technology found mostly on extremely large HDDs or
hybrid hard drives. Floppy diskette, Hard drive, Magnetic strip, SuperDisk,
Tape Cassette.
Optical devices
Another common storage is optical storage which users lasers and lights as its
method of reading and writing data. Blu-ray disc, CD-ROM disc, CD-R and
CD- RW disc, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW disc.
Flash memory devices
Flash memory has replace most magnetic devices and optical devices as it
becomes cheaper because it is the more efficient and reliable solution. USB
flash drive, jump drive, or thumb drive, CF(CompactFlash), M.2, MMC, SDHC
card etc.
Online and Cloud
Storing data online and in cloud storage is becoming popular as people need to
access their data from more than one device. Cloud storage, Network media.
