External storage

This article is about external storage devices. For external storage in the context of data structures, see Reference #External_and_internal_storage.

In computing, external storage comprises devices that temporarily store information for transporting from computer to computer. Such devices are not permanently fixed inside a computer.Types of external storage devices include:

• punched cards
• cassette tapes
• floppy disks
• Zip disks
• CDs
• DVDs
• microforms
• memory cards
• memory spot chips
• memory sticks
• hard drive

Compare external storage which need not have a permanent connection to a computer:

• external hard disk drives
• disk enclosures

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External storage can be used to expand the HDD of your PC or Mac. It can also be partitioned, allowing users to run other OSs (like Windows, Mac OS X or Linux)Primarily it's used as an additional storage solution for items such as photos, movies and music.




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