COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS FUNCTIONS
COMPUTER SYSTEM COMPONENTS
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A device use for calculating data
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A device used to store data temporarily
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A device used to supply power to the computer
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A device used to store data permanently
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hard drive: A hard disk drive (HDD) is used to store data permanently as it is a non-volatile computer storage device, and directly connected to the disk controller of the computer’s motherboard.
Detailed explanation-2: -Secondary storage (also called external memory or auxiliary storage) is a storage medium that holds data or information until it is deleted or overwritten if the computer has no power. That is, it stores data permanently for future use, for example, hard disk, floppy disk. etc.
Detailed explanation-3: -The most commonly used storage devices in today’s time are magnetic storage devices. These are affordable and easily accessible. A large amount of data can be stored in these through magnetised mediums.