Secondary Storage

Secondary
Storage

1ST FORM

Objectives: Lesson 1

Identify two types secondary storage devices.

Identify

Outline the functions of secondary storage devices.

Outline

Appreciate use of secondary storage devices.

Appreciate

Secondary
Storage

Secondary storage is non-
volatile, which means that it
will retain its contents
permanently, even when the
device or media is
disconnected from the
computing device. (Campbell,
2014 p. 18)

Multiple Choice

All secondary storage devices are non-volatile.

• True

• False

Three Types of Secondary Storage

MAGNETIC
STORAGE

OPTICAL STORAGE

MEMORY-STYLE

STORAGE

Fill in the Blanks

This magnetic storage device can hold up to 1.44 MB of data/information.

Multiple Choice

The external hard disk drive can hold up to two (2) TB data/information.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Magnetic tape is great for. . .

• Archiving

• Color correcting

• Achieving

• Artificial

Optical Storage

Optical storage devices use direct access which means that you can
jump from one section of data to the next without going directly in
order. Examples of Optical Storage include:

Fill in the Blanks

This optical storage device uses a red laser to read from and write to the disc.

Activity

YOU WILL DO TWO THINGS:

1.SHARE ONE WAY YOU HAVE USED A SECONDARY STORAGE DEVICE.

2.STATE IF THE DEVICE IS A (A) MAGNETIC, (B) OPTICAL OR (C) MEMORY -STYLE STORAGE

DEVICE.

Open Ended

Share the name of your classmate and the storage device they told you they have used. Also, share how they used it.

Objectives: Lesson 2

Identify three types of secondary storage devices.

Identify

Outline the functions of secondary storage devices.

Outline

Appreciate use of secondary storage devices.

Appreciate

Multiple Choice

The term SD stands for ___________ in I.T.

• Scan Disk

• Secure Device

• Sacrificial Dog

• Secured Digital

Multiple Choice

Memory-Style (Solid-State Storage) has no. . .

• where to go.

• a right to be free.

• moving parts.

• capacity to store information.

Multiple Choice

The USB Flash Drive took the place of this secondary storage device. . .

• Memory Card

• Compact Disc (CD)

• Floppy Diskette

• Magnetic Tape

References

Campbell, H. (2014). Information Technology for CSEC® Examinations (2nded.). London:
Macmillan Publishers Limited. pp. 18 – 25.

Solid-State Storage - https://searchstorage.techtarget.com/definition/solid-state-storage visited
8 September 2020

Handout: Vocabulary Terms Secondary Storage (Google Docs)