COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
SECONDARY STORAGE DEVICES
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It is a non-volatile storage to keep data and programs permanently
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It is a storage space that is not important, hence secondary
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Secondary storage devices primarily refer to storage devices that serve as an addition to the computer’s primary storage, RAM and cache memory. Since they always consist of non-volatile memory, they allow the user to permanently store data on them.
Detailed explanation-2: -What is secondary storage? Secondary storage, sometimes termed auxiliary storage, refers to the storage of data that is not accessed frequently as the data in primary storage. It is a non-volatile memory medium that preserves data until and unless it has been deleted or overwritten.
Detailed explanation-3: -The term backing storage refers to any non-volatile data storage that will retain a computer’s data even after the computer is powered off. Common types of backing storage devices are hard drives, SSD, external hard disk drives, optical media such as CD or DVD, and flash media such as thumbdrives and memory sticks.