FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS FUNCTIONS

COMPUTER MEMORY AND PROCESSING DEVICES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A secondary memory can also be called as
A
Backup Memory
B
Main memory
C
Internal memory
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Secondary memory is known as a Backup memory or Additional memory or Auxiliary memory. Hard Drive, SSD, Flash, Optical Drive, USD Drive are some examples of secondary memories in computer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Secondary memory is known as a Backup memory or Additional memory or Auxiliary memory. Data is directly accessed by the processing unit. Data cannot be accessed directly by the processor. It is first copied from secondary memory to primary memory.

Detailed explanation-3: -Programs and data are stored in secondary memory. Auxiliary memory is another name for it. It differs from primary memory in that it is non-volatile and not directly accessible by the CPU.

Detailed explanation-4: -In secondary memory, programs and data are stored. It is also called auxiliary memory.

Detailed explanation-5: -Organizations typically use secondary storage for backup and disaster recovery (DR) data, archival data, or noncritical active data. Secondary storage is also referred to as auxiliary storage.

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