3.7 Data Storage and 3.8 Virtual Storage home

What is a type of storage that is directly accessed by the CPU?

What is a type of storage designed to permanently store data until it is deleted by the user?

What type of storage stores the startup instructions for the computer?

What does ROM stand for?

What does RAM stand for?

Organize these characteristics into the right types of primary memory.

Groups:

(a) RAM

,

(b) ROM

• Data constantly changing.

• Difficult to add more.

• Non-volatile. Data still there even without power.

• Volatile. No power no data.

• It does not change. (normally)

• Store data and program currently use by the computer.

• It's easy to add more.

• Have the data to start the computer, like the bootstrap and BIOS.

What type of secondary storage uses the properties of magnetism to store data?

What type of secondary storage uses lasers to store data?

What type of secondary storage uses transistors to store data?

Give two examples of a optical storage.