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Def of serial access

to start of the begging of the file and then access each record in turn the required record is found

What is direct access

the computer uses key field to calculate where data should be stored

What is secondary storage devices

Devices which ensure that data is primarily stored so that can be used later

Def of magnetic storage media

Magnetic stogarge media uses magnetic properties to save data

Uses HDD

To store operating systems


Application software

Adv of HDD

Store large memory capacities


2) very fast data transfer

Adv of HDD

Store large memory capacities


2) very fast data transfer

Disadvantages of HDD

1) easily damaged


2) very slow data access time

What’s optical storage data

Used to store using laser light to read and write data