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Question 1

What is secondary storage ?

Answer 1

Storage that is non-volatile and can be used to save and store data that can be accessed repeatedly

Question 2

Is secondary storage faster to access than primary storage ?

Answer 2

No, it is slower to access then primary storage.

Question 3

What are 7 storage characteristics ? mnemonic : Cress Didn’t Pick Any Costly Reactions

Answer 3

• Capacity
• Durability
• Portability
• Access speed
• Cost
• Reliability

Question 4

What are the 3 types of secondary storage ?

Answer 4

• Magnetic storage
• Optical storage
• Solid state storage

Question 5

What are some examples of magnetic storage ?

Answer 5

• Hard disk drive

Question 6

What are some examples of optical storage ?

Answer 6

• CD
• DVD
• Blu-ray

Question 7

What are some examples of solid state storage ?

Answer 7

• Solid state drives.
• USB flash drive
• Memory cards. e.g. SD card

Question 8

What are the advantages of a magnetic storage (hard disk drive) ?

Answer 8

• Large capacity.
• Cheap cost per gigabyte than solid-state.
• Durable and Portable.
• The moving parts should not be moved when powered on because it can cause damage to the device.

Question 9

What are the disadvantages of magnetic storage (hard disk drive) ?

Answer 9

Slower access speed than solid state, but faster than optical storage.

Question 10

What are the advantages of optical storage ?

Answer 10

• Portable - very thin
• Cheap - buy in bulk

Question 11

What are the disadvantages of optical storage ?

Answer 11

• Low capacity
• Not durable - discs are fragile and can break/scratch easily.
• Slowest access speed - optic disk