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Memory Storage PYP 3

The document summarizes different types of computer storage devices. It describes primary storage such as RAM, ROM, and cache that are directly connected to the CPU. Secondary storage includes hard disks that are accessed through input/output channels. Tertiary storage uses robotic mechanisms to access removable media. Off-line storage refers to devices like USB drives that require human connection before the computer can access them.

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Memory Storage PYP 3

The document summarizes different types of computer storage devices. It describes primary storage such as RAM, ROM, and cache that are directly connected to the CPU. Secondary storage includes hard disks that are accessed through input/output channels. Tertiary storage uses robotic mechanisms to access removable media. Off-line storage refers to devices like USB drives that require human connection before the computer can access them.

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Computer Storage

Devices
PYP-III
Storage Devices

• A storage device is used in the computers to store the

data.

• Provides one of the core functions of the modern

computer.
Types of Storage Devices

• There are four type of storage:

• Primary Storage

• Secondary Storage

• Tertiary Storage

• Off-line Storage
Primary Storage

• Also known as main memory.

• Main memory is directly or indirectly connected to the central processing unit via a
memory bus.

• The CPU continuously reads instructions stored there and executes them as required.

• Example:
• RAM

• ROM

• Cache
RAM

• 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.


ROM

• This memory is used as the computer begins to boot up.

• Small programs called firmware are often stored in ROM chips on


hardware devices (like a BIOS chip), and they contain instructions the
computer can use in performing some of the most basic operations
required to operate hardware devices.

• ROM memory cannot be easily or quickly overwritten or modified.


Cache

• Cache is a high-speed access area that can be either a reserved

section of main memory or a storage device.

• Most computers today come with L3 cache or L2 cache, while older

computers included only L1 cache.


Secondary Storage

• It is not directly accessible by the CPU.

• Computer usually uses its input/output channels to access secondary storage

and transfers the desired data using intermediate area in primary storage.

• Example:

• Hard disk
Hard Disk

• The hard disk drive is the main, and usually largest, data storage device in a
computer.

• It can store anywhere from 160 gigabytes to 2 terabytes.

• Hard disk speed is the speed at which content can be read and written on a hard
disk.

• A hard disk unit comes with a set rotation speed varying from 4500 to 7200 rpm.

• Disk access time is measured in milliseconds.


Hard Disk
Hard Disk
Tertiary Storage

• Typically it involves a robotic mechanism which will mount (insert) and


dismount removable mass storage media into a storage device.

• It is a comprehensive computer storage system that is usually very slow, so


it is usually used to archive data that is not accessed frequently.

• This is primarily useful for extraordinarily large data stores, accessed


without human operators.
Off-line Storage

• Also known as disconnected storage.

• Is a computer data storage on a medium or a device that is not under


the control of a processing unit.

• It must be inserted or connected by a human operator before a


computer can access it again.

• For example: USB flash drive and memory cards


USB Flash Drive

• A small, portable flash memory card that plugs into a computer’s USB

port and functions as a portable hard drive.

• Flash drives are available in sizes such as 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 5GB,

and 16GB and are an easy way to transfer and store information.
Memory Cards

• An electronic flash memory storage disk commonly used in consumer

electronic devices such as digital cameras, MP3 players, mobile phones,

and other small portable devices.

• Memory cards are usually read by connecting the device containing the

card to your computer, or by using a USB card reader.

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