Storage Device
A storage device is a kind of hardware, which is also known
as storage, storage medium, digital storage, or storage media that has the
ability to store information either temporarily or permanently.
Two types of storage devices, primary and secondary
Primary storage
devices: They
are fit internally to the computer and very fast in terms of accessing data
files. The RAM and cache memory are the examples of the
primary storage devices.
Secondary storage
devices: The
hard disk, USB storage devices and optical disk drive are examples of
secondary storage devices, which are designed to store data permanently. They
include a large storage capacity while comparing with primary storage devices.
Examples of storage
devices:
Magnetic
storage devices
Floppy diskette
Hard drive
Magnetic Card
SuperDisk
Tape cassette
Zip diskette
Optical
storage devices
Blu-ray disc
CD-ROM disc
CD-R and CD-RW disc.
DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD+R, and DVD-RW disc.
Flash memory
devices
Flash drive
Memory card
SDHC card
SSD
SD Card
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