1. Secondary Storage “I have all this information, where do I keep it all?” A PowerPoint Presentation by Amy E. Allen Comm 165 “I have all this information, where do I keep it all?” A PowerPoint Presentation by Amy E. Allen Comm 165

2. Types of Storage  Floppy Disks  Optical Disks  Hard Disks  Internet Hard Drives  Solid State Storage  Mass Storage Devices  Floppy Disks  Optical Disks  Hard Disks  Internet Hard Drives  Solid State Storage  Mass Storage Devices

3. Floppy Drives  Introduced over 20 years ago, floppy disks are still widely used today  Also called: Floppies, diskettes, disks,  Introduced over 20 years ago, floppy disks are still widely used today  Also called: Floppies, diskettes, disks,

4. About Floppies  Floppy disks are removable storage data  Traditional floppies are 1.44 MB  Data is recorded on tracks and sectors  Zip, SuperDisk and HiFD are high capacity floppy disks.  Though still widely used, floppy disks will likely be replaced completely in the future  Floppy disks are removable storage data  Traditional floppies are 1.44 MB  Data is recorded on tracks and sectors  Zip, SuperDisk and HiFD are high capacity floppy disks.  Though still widely used, floppy disks will likely be replaced completely in the future

5. Optical Disks