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 .

Secondary memory is slower than .

Direct access storage devices allow for data to be retrieved from any location in the storage with the same speed, regardless of its location.

Secondary memory is in nature.

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

Sequential access storage devices read data in a order.

Examples of secondary memory include and SSD.