COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE

MEMORY SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
All secondary storage devices are external to the computer
A
False
B
True
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Secondary storage device: A secondary storage device refers to any non-volatile storage device that is internal or external to the computer. It can be any storage device beyond the primary storage that enables permanent data storage.

Detailed explanation-2: -The function of secondary storage is the long-term retention of data in a computer system. Secondary memory is not accessed directly by the Central Processing Unit(CPU). Instead, data accessed from a secondary memory is first loaded into Random Access Memory(RAM) and is then sent to the Processing Unit.

Detailed explanation-3: -Primary memory is the main memory and stores data temporarily. Secondary memory is the external memory and stores data permanently. The CPU can directly access the data.

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