COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS FUNCTIONS
EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL STORAGE DEVICES
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short term
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primary
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secondary
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Secondary memory is external memory and saves data permanently. Data stored in primary memory can be directly accessed by the CPU, which cannot be accessed in secondary memory. Primary memory is lost during a power outage, while secondary memory saves the data.
Detailed explanation-2: -Secondary memory consists of all permanent or persistent storage devices, such as read-only memory (ROM), flash drives, hard disk drives (HDD), magnetic tapes and other types of internal/external storage media.
Detailed explanation-3: -Secondary Memory or Non Volatile Memory It is an external memory of the computer. It is also known as Auxiliary memory or permanent memory. It is used to store different programs and the information permanently. We call it a non-volatile memory that means the data is stored permanently even if power is switched off.
Detailed explanation-4: -Primary memory is temporary. Secondary memory is permanent. Primary memory is directly accessible by Processor/CPU.
Detailed explanation-5: -ROM-a read-only memory device Read-only memory (ROM) is used for retrieving stored data that are permanently fixed and cannot be rewritten.