The hard drive is where your software, documents, and other files are stored. The hard drive is long-term storage, which means the data is still saved even if you turn the computer off or unplug it.

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A	True
B	False
C	Either A or B
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The hard drive is long-term storage, which means the data is still saved even if you turn the computer off or unplug it. When you run a program or open a file, the computer copies some of the data from the hard drive onto the RAM. When you save a file, the data is copied back to the hard drive.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -If you save data in secondary storage device your data will remain intact even when the computer is turned off or switched off.

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