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Lesson 5 Secondary storage

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In this lesson, learners will be introduced to secondary storage and take an in-depth look at solid-state storage. You will guide them to discover the need for secondary storage, through assessing the devices they have learnt about already. By the end of the lesson, learners will be able to explain how solid-state storage stores data, and describe the advantages and disadvantages of those devices.

Learning objectives

  • Explain why a computer system needs secondary storage
  • State the different types of secondary storage and describe their functional characteristics
  • State how solid-state memory works and describe its characteristics

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