1.3 Storage

Question 1

Secondary Storage

Answer 1

Primary storage is RAM. Secondary storage refers to long term, non-volatile data storage.

Question 2

Non-volatile

Answer 2

Memory which can retain its data when the power is turned off.

Question 3

Magnetic

Answer 3

Data is stored by altering the magnetic charge

(+ or -) to represent binary information.

Question 4

Optical

Answer 4

A reflective layer or dye is marked to either reflect or not reflect a laser beam. The computer reads the reflections as binary data

Question 5

Solid State

Answer 5

Also known as Flash Memory, the data is
stored by forcing (or flashing) electrons
through a barrier into a storage layer. Here it is read as binary information.