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Storage is split into two sections magnetic and optical storage

. magnetic storage media and devices store data in the form in tiny magnetised dots . the dots are
created, read and erased using magnetic fields created by tiny electromagnets.
You normally find magnetic storage in
Hard disk driveuooPortable hard disk drive






3.5 inches To store operating
systems, application
software, any files
needed by user
A very high
access speed
Cannot be transferred
between unlike a portable
hard drive disk
2.5 inches Used to store things It is portable It cant store a lot of data
Uses sequential data.
Speed acsess is low
It takes info
and moves it
somewhere
else.
Its very
Small
Back up data
Small It stores data to what
you want it to be
The size, it
stores what you
want it to
It doesnt work on all pcs
Its small Store things It stores
pictures ect.
small
Not much data is free