STORAGE

DEVICES
 STORAGE DEVICES
A computer storage device is any type
of hardware that stores data.
 Storage device is any apparatus for
recording computer data in a
permanent or semi-permanent form.
TYPES OF STORAGE
DEVICES
Floppy diskette – is a storage
device that uses removable
3.5 floppy disks. These
magnetic floppy disks can
store 720 KB or 1.44 MB of
data. In a computer, the floppy
drive is usually configured as
the A: drive.
 OPTICAL DRIVE
Optical Drive - An optical drive is a storage device that uses lasers
to read data on the optical media. There are three types of optical
drives: Compact Disc (CD), Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) and Blu-ray
Disc (BD). CD, DVD, and BD media can be pre-recorded (read-only),
recordable (write once), or rewritable (read and write multiple
times).
• Compact disc (CD) – also called optical
disc is a nonmagnetic, polished metal
disk used to store digital information.
The disc is read by the CD- ROM.
• Digital Versatile Disc (DVD)- an optical
disc technology with a 4.7 gigabyte
storage capacity on a single-sided, one-
layered disk, which is enough for a 133-
minute movie
EXTERNAL FLASH DRIVE
- also known as a thumb drive, is a removable
storage device that connects to a USB port. An external
flash drive uses the same type of non-volatile memory
chips as solid state drives and does not require power to
maintain the data. These drives can be accessed by the
operating system in the same way that other types of
drives are accessed.
 HARD DRIVE
Hard drive- is the main, and usually largest, data
storage device in a computer. The operating
system, software titles and most other files are
stored in the hard disk drive.
 MEMORY MODULE -a narrow printed
circuit board that holds memory chips.

RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (RAM) is the

temporary storage for data and programs that are being
accessed by the CPU. RAM is volatile memory, which
means that the contents are erased when the computer is
powered off.
READ-ONLY MEMORY (ROM)
Read-only memory (ROM) chips are located in the
motherboard. ROM chips contain instructions that can be
directly accessed by the CPU. ROM chips retain their contents
even when the computer is powered down. The contents
cannot be erased or changed by normal means. (Once the data
has been written into ROM Chip, it cannot be removed and can
only be read.)
CACHE MEMORY

is generally joined onto the motherboard and

installed on the core processor or main RAM. It
provides quicker access by storing an instance of the
programs or data regularly accessed by the processor.
 Cache memory can be primary or
secondary cache memory, with primary cache
memory directly integrated into (or closest to)
the processor. In addition to hardware-based
cache, cache memory also can be a disk cache,
where a reserved portion on a disk stores and
provides access too frequently accessed
data/application from the disk.
 2 CATEGORIES
OF
STORAGE DEVICES
1. PRIMARY STORAGE – also known as main
memory, is the main area in a computer in which data
is stored for quick access by the computer’s processor.
It used to hold/store data and application temporarily
or for a shorter period of time while the computer is
running.

2. SECONDARY STORAGE – device that holds

data until it is deleted or overwritten. It refers to any
non-volatile storage device that is internal or external
to the computer. It doesn’t have a direct access to
CPU. It is also referring to storage devices and media
that are not constantly accessible by a computer
system.
Primary Storage vs. secondary storage
Internal to your computer, the primary storage gathers and
hold your data and files on a temporary or short term basis until
it is no longer required. It is the fastest category of memory or
storage devices. Your hard drive store virtually all the programs
and applications installed on your computer including the
operating system, device drivers, applications and general user
data. You may also have additional secondary storage devices
connected to your computer – an external hard drive. USB thumb
drive or a media player such as BLUE-RAY or DVD. Primary
storage usually has a higher cost than secondary storage. The cost
difference limits the amount of primary storage versus secondary
storage. Primary storage has faster access to the processor due to
its proximity. Secondary storage much transfers its data over a
longer distance and through other channel before it can reach the
processor.
QUIZ
A. LABEL AND IDENTIFY THE CATEGORIES OF
STORAGE DEVICES. (2PTS EACH)
11 – 12 = What is storage devices?
13 – 15 = 3 Types of Optical drives
16 - 20
Differentiate primary storage
devices to secondary storage
devices.
ANSWER
1. 1. HDD/HARD DISK – SECONDARY
2. RAM/MEMORY MODULE – PRIMARY
3. FLASH DRIVE – SECONDARY
4. ROM – SECONDARY
5. CACHE MEMORY – SECONDARY &
PRIMARY