COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER HARDWARE

COMPUTER MEMORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
which one is the secondary memory device
A
floppy disk
B
CPU
C
mouse
D
ALU
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Floppy disk. Secondary memory is computer memory that is non-volatile and persistent in nature and is not directly accessed by a computer/processor. It allows a user to store data that may be instantly and easily retrieved, transported, and used by applications and services.

Detailed explanation-2: -Secondary memory (or storage) refers to nonvolatile storage devices that are usually mechanical in nature and therefore are much slower at transferring data to the CPU. The most common secondary storage devices for use with microcomputers are the floppy disk and hard disk.

Detailed explanation-3: -Common secondary storage devices are the hard disk and floppy disks.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -The floppy disk drive, also known as diskette, is a removable magnetic storage medium that allows recording of data.

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