COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER HARDWARE

STORAGE DEVICES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these is not secondary storage?
A
Portable HDD
B
SDD
C
HDD
D
DVD Disc
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: RAM( random access memory) is not a secondary storage unit.

Detailed explanation-2: -A CD-ROM or DVD-ROM is another portable secondary memory device. CD stands for Compact Disc. It is called ROM because information is stored permanently when the CD is created. Devices for operating storage mediums are known as drives.

Detailed explanation-3: -Secondary storage devices are generally separated into three types: magnetic storage devices, such as hard disk drives. optical storage devices, such as CD, DVD and Blu-ray discs. solid state storage devices, such as solid state drives and USB memory sticks.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is R.A.M. R.A.M is not an example of a secondary storage device.

Detailed explanation-5: -The correct answer is secondary memory. CD-ROM stands for Compact Disc-Read Only Memory. It is used for storage of Secondary memory or secondary storage. Other secondary storage devices include magnetic disks, magnetic tapes etc.

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