The need for secondary storage devices questions
Q1. Explain what is meant by the terms ‘volatile’ and ‘non-volatile’, using examples to illustrate your answer.
Q2. What is the purpose of a hard drive in a computer?
Q3. Explain what the terms ‘primary memory’ and ‘secondary storage’ mean with examples.
Q4. What other names are commonly used for RAM (Random Access Memory)?
Q5. Does the CPU work directly with RAM or the hard drive to fetch, decode and execute instructions?
Q6. How can you compare the 'cost per byte' of a hard drive to RAM?
Q7. Why do most computers still use magnetic hard drives rather than solid state ones?
Q8. What is meant by 'portable' storage?
Q9. What is meant by 'cloud' storage?
Q10. Use the Internet. Name three companies that you can get free cloud storage with. Compare their free accounts. What criteria might you use to make comparisons?