FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Random Access Memory (RAM).

Detailed explanation-2: -Primary memory usually refers to Random Access Memory (RAM), while secondary storage refers to devices such as hard disk drives, solid state drives, removable “USB” drives, CDs, and DVDs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Primary. Primary memory is the computer’s main memory, which is directly accessible by the CPU and often much faster than secondary storage. RAM will hold the loaded operating system, plus all running applications and files.

Detailed explanation-4: -Secondary memory included various permanent or persistent storage devices, such as read-only memory (ROM), flash drives, hard drives, optical disks like CD-Rom and DVDs, USB flash drives, magnetic tapes and other types of internal/external storage media. Thus, the RAM is not an example of Secondary Memory.

Detailed explanation-5: -Typical secondary storage devices include magnetic tape drives, magnetic disk drives, compact optical disk drives, and archival storage devices such as disk jukeboxes. Figure 1.6.