Storage
A term used to describe any location where information can be held permanently or temporarily for later use. A computer commonly has two storage types: internal and external. For example, an internal storage is a device such as a hard disk drive and an external / removable storage is a device such as a floppy disk drive. Below are examples of forms of storage used on a computer.
- Floppy diskette
- CD-ROM disc
- CD-R disc
- CD-RW disc
- DVD-R / DVD+R / DVD-RW / DVD+RW disc
- Jump drive / USB flash drive
- Hard disk drive
- LS-120
- Tape cassette
- Zip diskette
Also see: Auxiliary storage, CD-ROM definitions, Hard disk drive definitions, Repository, SSD, Storage devices, Storage location, Tape definitions