COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
SECONDARY STORAGE DEVICES
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Question
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Solid State Storage
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Hard Storage
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Magnetic Storage
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A magnetic disk is a storage device that uses a magnetization process to write, rewrite and access data. It is covered with a magnetic coating and stores data in the form of tracks, spots and sectors. Hard disks, zip disks and floppy disks are common examples of magnetic disks.
Detailed explanation-2: -Secondary storage devices are generally separated into three types: magnetic storage devices, such as hard disk drives and tapes. optical storage devices, such as CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs. solid state storage devices, such as solid state drives (SSDs) and USB memory sticks.
Detailed explanation-3: -A hard disk drive (HDD), hard disk, hard drive, or fixed disk, is an electro-mechanical data storage device that stores and retrieves digital data using magnetic storage with one or more rigid rapidly rotating platters coated with magnetic material.