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G 8 Lesson 2

Secondary storage devices, also known as auxiliary storage, are used for long-term data storage and include magnetic tape, magnetic disks, and optical disks like CDs and DVDs. Output devices, such as monitors and printers, are used to display or produce hard copies of data, with various types available including CRT, LCD, and LED monitors, as well as impact and non-impact printers. Each storage and output device has specific characteristics and uses, catering to different data management and presentation needs.

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G 8 Lesson 2

Secondary storage devices, also known as auxiliary storage, are used for long-term data storage and include magnetic tape, magnetic disks, and optical disks like CDs and DVDs. Output devices, such as monitors and printers, are used to display or produce hard copies of data, with various types available including CRT, LCD, and LED monitors, as well as impact and non-impact printers. Each storage and output device has specific characteristics and uses, catering to different data management and presentation needs.

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Secondary Storage Devices

- Secondary storage devices are also called auxiliary storage.


- It is a memory that is stored external to the computer.
- It is mainly used for permanent and long-term storage of programs and data.
- Secondary storage includes magnetic tape, magnetic disk and optical disk tape punched
cards, and punched paper.
Magnetic Tape
- Today they are used primarily for data backup purposes.
- It consists of thin ribbon plastic called tape.
- One side of the tape is coated with iron-oxide.
- It stores the data by magnetizing and
demagnetizing the tape.
Magnetic Disk
• Magnetic disk is the most widely used
storage medium on all computers.
Optical Disk
• Optical disk uses laser light to read or write data.
• They use high powered laser light to burn on
the surface of the disk to store data.
• The burned-out part is called the pit, and the non-burnt part is called land.
• Compact Disc (CD) and Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) are the two most common types of
optical disks.
I) Compact Disc (CD)
- It can store 700 MB of information.
- Data is stored only on one side of the disc.
- There are three basic types of CDs: Compact Disc Read Only Memory (CD-ROM),
Compact Disc Recordable (CD-R) and Compact Disc Read-Write (CD-RW).
*CD-ROM is read only type of CD, i.e. we cannot write data on such CDs or you cannot erase
data from it.
* Compact Disc Recordable (CD-R): It is also called Write Once and Read Many (WORM).
- These kinds of CDs can be written on once. But then after, you cannot rewrite on it
or erase data from it.
* Compact Disc Read-Write (CD-RW)
- It is also called erasable optical disc.
- You can write data as many times as you want on such CDs.
- You can also erase or delete data from such CDs.
II) Digital Versatile Disc (DVD)
- It is similar to CD except that it can store large amounts of data and it has narrow tracks
than CD.
- It can store 4.7-17GB of information.
Output Devices
- The output devices are used to get data out of a computer.
Example
Monitor, printer, plotter, projector, speakers, headphones and braille reader .
Monitor
- The monitor output device is used for displaying output to the user.
• The following are types of monitor: Cathode Ray Tube (CRT), Light Emitting Diode (LED),
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and Gas Plasma Monitor (GPM).
1. Cathode Ray Tube Monitor (CRT)
- It is a technology used in traditional computer
monitors and televisions.
2. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
- Liquid crystal display is the most commonly
used device in digital watches, clocks, calculators,
smartphones, desktop computers,
laptops, and television.
3. Light Emitting Diode (LED)
- LED stands for Light Emitting Diode.
- LED monitor, sometimes called LED-backlit monitors,
have great color and image quality, but it does
not have a good response time.
4. Gas Plasma Monitor
- Gas plasma monitor (GPM) uses neon gas
instead of liquid crystal.
Printer
- The printer is an output device that enables
us to produce a hard copy of data or information.
Types of printers
1. Impact printers, e.g. Dot-matrix Printer and Daisy-wheel Printer.
2. Non-impact printer, e.g. Ink Jet Printers, Laser Printer and Thermal printers.
Plotter
- Plotter is used to produce high-quality drawings
such as bar charts, maps and banners.
- It produces high quality multi-color documents on
larger size papers which most printers cannot handle.

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