COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS FUNCTIONS
EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL STORAGE DEVICES
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -RAM (Random Access Memory) and ROM (Read Only Memory) are examples of primary storage. Secondary Storage Devices: Secondary storage is a memory that is stored external to the computer. It is mainly used for the permanent and long-term storage of programs and data.
Detailed explanation-2: -A hard disk drive or solid state drive holds all of the data; files, photos, programs, music, and movies, that the user wants to keep. Removable, external media storage devices such as flash drives and read/writeable CDs and DVDs are also secondary storage.
Detailed explanation-3: -Storage devices are hardware used to store data on or access data from storage media, such as floppy disks, CD discs, DVD discs, or flash memory cards. In addition to hardware, software, data, and procedures, the fifth major component of a computer system are codes.
Detailed explanation-4: -A storage device allows users to save data and information to storage media. In other words it is a physical device that allows communication between the storage device and the storage media. Storage media are items that hold the data. Sometimes, storage media is removable as is the case with CDs and DVDs.