COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE

SECONDARY STORAGE DEVICES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Secondary storage is (tick 2)
A
Non-volatile storage
B
Back up storage
C
An external hard drive
D
The hard drive in your computer system
E
Permanent storage of data
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Secondary storage, sometimes called auxiliary storage, is non-volatile and is used to store data and programs for later retrieval. There are many kinds of secondary storage, each with advantages and disadvantages. Most storage devices use either magnetic or optical storage media.

Detailed explanation-2: -Secondary storage data resides on non-volatile memory (NVM) devices such as SSDs, HDDs, tape drives and optical media. The devices might be hosted on premises, in data centers, at co-location facilities or by service providers on their cloud platforms.

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