Storage Devices

A storage device is any type of computing hardware that is used for storing, porting or extracting data files and objects.

It is termed as a piece of computer hardware used for saving, carrying, and pulling out data. It can keep and retain information short-term or long-term. It can be a device inside or outside a computer or server.

Types of Storage Devices

Primary Storage Device

They are also called internal memory, examples are RAM, ROM, CPU cache memory.

Secondary Storage Device

Magnetic Storage Devices: This explores the use of magnetic patterns to store data. Examples include: floppy disk and hard drive.
Optical storage devices: This uses low-powered laser(light) beam to write and read data on devices. e.g: CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW disc, DVD...
Solid State Storage devices: A solid-state drive (SSD) is a new generation of storage device used in computers. SSDs use flash-based memory, which is much faster than a traditional mechanical hard disk.

Magnetic Storage Devices

Magnetic storage devices use magnetic patterns to represent information.