Computer Science GCSE
Secondary storage characteristics
What Secondary storage characteristics means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Secondary storage characteristics
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Reference: OCR
The properties compared when choosing media: capacity, speed, portability, durability, reliability and cost.
Topics that use Secondary storage characteristics
- Secondary storage (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Data transfer and backup between systems
- Matching technology to user need
- Volatility and data persistence
- Comparative evaluation
- Cost against performance
- Magnetic storage
- Non-volatile data storage
- Optical storage
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