Secondary memory is slower than .

Direct access storage devices are also known as random access storage devices because they can retrieve data directly from any location without the need to go through the entire .

Sequential access storage devices read data in a order.

An example of a sequential access storage device is a drive.

One advantage of sequential access storage devices is their ability to efficiently read data in a stream.

Examples of secondary memory include and SSD.

Examples of primary memory include and cache memory.