Chapter 5 Storage Devices - FTMS

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CSCA0101 Computing Basics1CSCA0101COMPUTING BASICSChapter 5Storage DevicesCSCA0101 Computing Basics2Storage Data of Device Examples of Storage DeviceCSCA0101 Computing Basics3Storage DevicesStorage Devices Astoragedeviceisusedinthecomputerstostor ethedata. Computing Basics4Storage DevicesTypesofStorageTherearefourtypeofs torage: Primary Storage Secondary Storage Tertiary Storage Off-line StorageCSCA0101 Computing Basics5Storage DevicesPrimaryStorage Alsoknownasmainmemory. Mainmemoryisdirectlyorindirectlyconnecte dtothecentralprocessingunitviaamemorybus .

• It is called Random Access Memory because any of the data in RAM can be accessed just as fast as any of the other data. • There are two types of RAM: –DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) –SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) CSCA0101 Computing Basics 7 Storage Devices Primary Storage RAM Static RAM Dynamic RAM • Faster

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