7-IGCSE ICT1-STORAGE DEVICES&MEDIA2

Storage Devices and Media
3.3 Secondary Storage Media

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Identify storage devices and their uses, e.g.
• Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the above devices.

All systems have storage media devices and are simply categorized as Primary storage media and Secondary storage media.

Primary storage media

Primary storage is commonly referred to as primary memory which is volatile (temporary) such as the RAM which tends to lose data as soon as the computer reboots or loses power.

Secondary storage media

Secondary storage is used to store data or information on a long-term basis, more like non-volatile (permanently) such as Hard Disk Drives.