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Capacity
Describes how much data can be stored on a device
Durability
A quality of a storage device that will continue to work if dropped
Flash
Memory types used by SSDs USB drives and SD cards
Magnetic
Type of storage device which included traditional hard drives
Optical
Type of storage device which involves the use of lasers to read and write data
Portability
A measure of how readily a storage device can be moved from one computer to another
RAM
main memory of a computer that stores data, application and the operating system while in use
Reliability
A measure of how much you can depend on a storage device to keep functioning
ROM
Type of non-volatile memory that holds crucial information such as the boot program
Secondary Storage
Non-volatile memory which is not directly accessed by the CPU
Solid State
Type of storage device that does not use any moving parts
Speed
A measure of how quickly data can be read from or written to a device
Storage Media
An umbrella term to describe hard drives CDs, flash drives
Virtual Memory
Type of memory that combines the computer's RAM with temporary space on the hard disk
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