Secondary storage (or external memory) - is not directly accessible by the CPU. Secondary storage does not loose the data when the device is powered.

Secondary storage (or external memory) - is not directly accessible by the CPU. Secondary storage does not loose the data when the device is powered down and is typically less expensive than primary storage. Data is kept for a longer time in secondary storage.

Magnetic Tape Hard Disk Floppy Disk Optical Disk CDs (Compact Disks) DVDs (Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc)

Magnetic Tape – is used for storing large amount of data and it is cheap. It comes in the form of a reel or cartridge and is made of plastic that is coated with a metal oxide.

A hard disk is part of a unit, often called a "disk drive," that stores and provides relatively quick access to large amounts of data. Computers typically come with a hard disk that contains gigabytes of storage

Floppy Disk – (or diskette) is a removable disk that everyone is familiar with. Since it has a small capacity, it is typically used to store documents so that they can be used on more than one computer.

Optical Disks are read using laser beams and stores data in tracks. Optical discs are most commonly used for storing music (e.g. for use in a CD player), video (e.g. for use in a DVD player), or data and programs for personal computers

CDs - is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store sound recordings only, but later it also allowed the protection of other types of data.

DVD, is an optical disc storage media format, and was invented in 1995. Its main uses are video and data storage. DVDs are of the same dimensions as compact discs (CDs), but store more than six times as much data.