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Storage Devices

Primary storage includes Read-Only Memory (ROM) and Random Access Memory (RAM), with ROM being non-volatile and retaining data when powered off, while RAM is volatile and loses data when the power is off. Secondary memory, also known as external memory, includes storage devices like Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs) and Blu-Ray Discs, which can store larger amounts of data compared to CDs. DVDs require a DVD-ROM drive for access, and Blu-Ray Discs need a Blu-ray reader.

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Storage Devices

Primary storage includes Read-Only Memory (ROM) and Random Access Memory (RAM), with ROM being non-volatile and retaining data when powered off, while RAM is volatile and loses data when the power is off. Secondary memory, also known as external memory, includes storage devices like Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs) and Blu-Ray Discs, which can store larger amounts of data compared to CDs. DVDs require a DVD-ROM drive for access, and Blu-Ray Discs need a Blu-ray reader.

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‭Primary Storage‬

‭Primary memory is also‬‭called internal memory‬

‭Read-Only Memory (ROM)‬

‭ ead-only memory (ROM) is a type of memory from which the information can usually‬
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‭only be read . ROM can also be directly accessed by the CPU. But ,the data and‬
‭instructions stored in ROM are retained even when the computer is switched off.‬
‭This memory is called non-volatile memory.‬

‭Random access memory‬‭(RAM)‬


‭ he CPU can access data from RAM as long as the computer is switched on . As soon‬
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‭as the power to the computer is switched off,the stored data and instructions disappear‬
‭from RAM.This memory is called volatile memory.‬

‭Secondary Memory‬
‭Secondary Memory is also known as external‬‭memory‬

‭Digital Versatile Disc (DVD)‬

‭ ‬‭Digital Versatile Disc‬‭looks similar to a CD ,but‬‭stores up to 4.7 GB of data. To use a DVD on‬
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‭a computer,a device called a DVD-ROM drive is needed.the video stored on a DVD can also be‬
‭seen on a television using a DVD player. It is popularly called a DVD and initially named Digital‬
‭Video Disc.‬

‭Blu-Ray Disc‬

‭ ‬‭Blu- ray disc‬‭looks similar to a CD or a DVD but‬‭can store up to 25 GB data . To use a‬


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‭Blu-ray disc , a Blu-ray reader is required . Some higher models of laptops have a Blu-ray‬
‭reader.‬

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