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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)