External storage

External storage

External storage is any device that temporarily stores information for transporting from computer to computer.

They are not permanently fixed inside a computer.

They include punched cards, cassette tapes, floppy disks, Zip disks, CDs, DVDs, microforms, memory cards, memory spot chips, and memory sticks.


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