A storage device is a hardware device designed to store information. There
are two types of storage devices used in computers; a 'primary storage' device
and a 'secondary storage' device. A primary storage device is the storage location
that holds memory for short periods of times. For example, computer RAM, etc.
A secondary storage device is the medium that holds information until it is
deleted or overwritten. For example, hard disks drive, etc. Here are few examples
of storage devices
- RAM
- Diskette
- Hard Drive
- Removable hard drive
- Zip drive
- CD-R, CD-RW
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