COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
SECONDARY STORAGE DEVICES
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Question
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Vicky has been on holiday and has taken lots of photos. The memory in her camera is now full and she needs to transfer her photos to an external secondary storage device.State four characteristics of secondary storage devices that Vicky should consider when choosing a device.
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Capacity, Speed, Portability, Durability, Reliability, Cost
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Capacity, Colour, Portability, Durability, Reliability, Cost
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Capacity, Speed, Portability, Durability, Recyclability, Cost
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: It is generally not recommended to execute software directly from secondary storage, such as an SSD, as it can result in slower performance compared to executing the software from primary storage (e.g. RAM).
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.
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