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    Primary memory (RAM and ROM) directly stores and provides data to the CPU. Secondary memory (hard drives, optical discs, USB drives) externally stores large amounts of non-volatile data and transfers it to primary memory for processing. Primary memory is faster but more expensive and has lower capacity, while secondary memory is slower but larger and cheaper for long-term storage. Together they provide computing systems with necessary data storage and processing capabilities.

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    Primary memory (RAM and ROM) directly stores and provides data to the CPU. Secondary memory (hard drives, optical discs, USB drives) externally stores large amounts of non-volatile data and transfers it to primary memory for processing. Primary memory is faster but more expensive and has lower capacity, while secondary memory is slower but larger and cheaper for long-term storage. Together they provide computing systems with necessary data storage and processing capabilities.

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    Primary memory (RAM and ROM) directly stores and provides data to the CPU. Secondary memory (hard drives, optical discs, USB drives) externally stores large amounts of non-volatile data and transfers it to primary memory for processing. Primary memory is faster but more expensive and has lower capacity, while secondary memory is slower but larger and cheaper for long-term storage. Together they provide computing systems with necessary data storage and processing capabilities.

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    MANUAL ON

    PRIMARY &
    SECONDARY
    STORAGE DEVICES
    WHAT IS COMPUTER MEMORY?
    Computer memory  is also known as “COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICES” help to store or saves of all important data
    such as to store or saves of all important data such as songs, movies, pictures,
    software, and more. Those all data are saved in two different modes it
    can either temporary or permanent nature. All data are stored in
     computer memory (computer storage device) in the digital form
    such as binary form like as 0 and 1. Users can retrieves of saved instruction
    or information anytime when they are needed.
    TYPES OF COMPUTER MEMORY

    Computer memory plays vital role in the computer industry because without computer memory entire
    system like
    as plastic box. There are two types:

    •Primary Memory (Storage Device)

    •Secondary Memory (Storage Device)


    What is Primary Memory(Main Memory)?

    Primary memory is known as “Main Memory” or “Internal Memory” or “Primary Storage Device” or “Internal
    Storage Device” as well as they play vital role in computer, because those memories are capable to access all
    data directly from CPU with the help of various buses. These memories have limited capacity for storage and
    made by integrated circuits (IC) or semiconductor components. Primary storage devices are available in two
    variance such as volatile and non volatile. Volatile memory is called temporary memory because all data
    deleted when power get turn off mode but its access time and response time much fine to secondary
    memory. Non volatile memory is permanent memory in which nothing data erase when system is turn off.
    The operating system and launched all application are loaded into primary storage device (memory) while
    turn on the computer because firstly CPU search all data in primary memory (storage device). In this process,
    data transfer rate is very fastly from CPU to RAM compare to transfer rate between CPU to Hard drive.
     So Primary storage devices (memory) are more costly compare to secondary memory.
    TYPES OF PRIMARY MEMORY
    RAM
    RAM is primary memory and RAM stands for “Random Access Memory“. Ram is capable to access any data
    randomly any time as well as from any location to computer.. This is volatile storage memory means to temporary
    memory in nature, because entire data goes delete while computer get turn off mode. RAM regains all data from
    CPU in run-time and sends to control unit, and it is a fastest memory to hard disk.

    ROM
    ROM is primary memory and ROM stands for “Read Only Memory”. This memory is able to store data in
    permanently means to have non-volatile in nature. ROM is programmable chip because in which stored all
    instructions that are most required when to start computer. This process is known as “Bootstrap”. ROM is not limited
    for computer because these chips use in other equipment like as washing machine and microwave as well.
    PRIMARY STORAGE DEVICES
    ROM RAM
    What is Secondary Memory?

    Secondary Memory is also called “storage device” and “auxiliary memory“, “external memory“. Secondary storage

    devices are volatile in nature, it means that data does not discard while power turn-off, in which all data store for long

    time. Secondary memory has the speed of access of data is very slow compare to primary memory, and cheaper as

    well. Without primary memory, those secondary storage devices are useless because for processing the secondary

    memory must be needed the primary memory, first of all data are transferred into primary memory then these data

    make for executable.


    TYPES OF SECONDARY STORAGE
    DEVICES
    Secondary memory (Storage Devices) can be used in computer either internally or externally. Secondary Storage
    devices (memory) have four examples like as:
    MAGNETIC MEDIA
    OPTICAL STORAGE

    In the Magnetic storage devices, all data are stored with using magnetized medium, and those types of data saved in
    that medium in the binary form like as 0 and 1. This magnetic storage has also non-volatile storage nature. Today’s,
    mostly people are preferred to magnetic medium because on the magnetic storage devices can be performed
    read/write activities very easily. Magnetic storage devices have huge capacities for storing data that it’s more attractive
    point. These storage devices are not more costly but their data accessing power is slow, but this magnetic mechanism
    also to be used in the RAM that have good data accessing power to other.
    ◦ Examples Are:
    • Floppy disk
    • Hard drive
    • Magnetic strip
    • Super Disk
    • Tape cassette
    • Zip diskette
    MAGNETIC MEDIA
    HARD DISK MAGNETIC TAPE FLOPPY DISC

    ZIP DISKS FLOPPY


    OPTICAL STORAGE
    ◦ In the optical storage devices, all read and write activities are performed by light. All recording information
    stores at an optical disk. As per the opinions of data scientist that compact space is most useful for huge
    data storage. Their big advantages are not more costly, light weight, and easy to transport because it is
    removable device unlike hard drive.
    Examples Are:
     Blu-ray disc
     CD-ROM disc (compact disc read only memory)
     CD-R and CD-RW disc.
     DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW disc.
     USB flash memory drives flash cards
    OPTICAL STORAGE
    CD- ROM CD- RW AND CD- R

    USB FLASH DRIVES, FLASH CARDS


    Difference Between Primary and Secondary Memory
    PRIMARY STORAGE DEVICES SECONDARY STORAGE DEVICES

    ◦ Secondary Memory only has non volatile in nature.


    ◦ Primary Memory can be volatile and non volatile. Data
    buses are used by primary memory for accessing data. ◦ I/O channels are used by secondary memory.
    ◦ Data access indirectly means all data are transfer secondary
    ◦ Processing unit is capable to access data directly.
    memory to primary memory then it can access by CPU.
    ◦ Primary memory is also known as internal memory.
    ◦ Secondary memory is called also Backup or Auxiliary memory.
    ◦ Primary memory has two categories like as RAM and ◦ Secondary memory has four categories like as Magnetic
    ROM. Storage, Optical Storage, Flash storage, and Online Cloud
    ◦ Primary memory is more costly to secondary memory. System.

    ◦ Primary memory has low capacity compare to ◦ Secondary memory is cheaper to primary memory.

    secondary memory. ◦ Secondary memory has to more power for storing data up to
    terabyte.
    ◦ All data goes to loss while power is turn off.
    ◦ In secondary memory, all data can be access anytime either
    ◦ In which, all data are saved in semiconductor chip. power is on or not
    ◦ Primary memory is faster than to secondary memory. ◦ In which, entire data are stored in storage devices such as
    hard drive, CD, and more.
    ◦ Secondary memory is slow compare to primary memory.

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