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Hardware

Secondary Storage

The choice of secondary storage medium depends on the use it is required for. When deciding on the type of device needed, a user should consider:

  • Cost - what is the cost per gigabyte (GB)?
  • Capacity - how much data can the medium hold?
  • Speed of access - how quickly can data be transferred to and from the medium?
  • Portability - how portable is the medium? Does it need to be portable?
  • Durability - how robust is the medium, and how robust will it need to be?
  • Reliability - how resilient and long-lasting is the medium?

Presentation on Storage

Additional Reading:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_data_storage

https://drivesaversdatarecovery.com/blog/whats-the-future-of-data-storage/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z7rk7ty/revision/1 (Bitesize overview)

https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/1993877-future-tech-storage-capacity-in-the-year-2030-and-beyond (storage in the year 2030 and beyond)

www.teachyourselfpython.com