Secondary storage Flashcards
1
Q
What is secondary storage?
A
non volatile
backing store
stores stuff like games, images, saved programs
2
Q
Magnetic disc(internal hard drive)
A
stores files permanently in computer
low durability
not portable
quite fast
3
Q
external magnetic disc
A
backing up work
low durability
portable
quite fast
4
Q
magnetic tape
A
backing up large amounts of work commercially
low durability
portable
slow
5
Q
optical disc [cd, dvd, blu ray]
A
stores multimedia files
durable
portable
quite slow
6
Q
flash disc
A
transporting data from home to school
high durability
portable
very fast
7
Q
secure digital disc
A
in cameras
high durability
portable
very fast
