Storage

A term used to describe any location where information can be held permanently or temporarily for later use. A computer commonly has two types of storage: 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 types of storage that can be found 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