Secondary Storage

Secondary storage device - A device that is used to store data when it is not in use, including after the computer has been switch off.

Storage Device - A device used to read and write to a storage medium 

Storage Medium - A thing that holds data. It can be part of the storage device (e.g. magnetic disks inside a hard drive) or separate (like a CD)

Internal storage - Storage that is built into the main computer unit.

Removable storage - Storage that can be disconnected from the main computer unit, for example to transfer files between computers.

Magnetic storage - Storage that uses a surface which can be magnetised to store data.

Solid state drive (SSD) - Storage that works by storing the data in electronic circuits.

Cloud Computing - The use of the internet to store files and provide software. Also known as the cloud