FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS FUNCTIONS

EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL STORAGE DEVICES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Examples of external memory
A
CD/DVD
B
USB
C
Portable Hard drive
D
all of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Some of the examples of external storage devices are-Pen drives, CDs, and DVDs. A pen drive is a small self-powered drive that connects to a computer directly through a USB port.

Detailed explanation-2: -Monitors, keyboards, mice and printers are inherently external devices; however, drives, network adapters and modems may also be external. See external drive, external modem and USB adapter.

Detailed explanation-3: -Secondary memory. When computers need to store data for long-term retrieval, they use secondary memory, also known as auxiliary storage or external memory.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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