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Long-term memory
Long term memory
two major categories
Memory is the power of the brain to recall past experiences or information. In this faculty of the mind, information is encoded, stored, and retrieved. In the broadest sense, there are three types of memory: sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory.
Secondary storage is non-volatile , long-term storage. There are three main types of secondary storage in a computer system: solid state storage devices, such as USB memory sticks. optical storage devices, such as CD, DVD and Blu-ray discs. magnetic storage devices, such as hard disk drives.
2. Secondary Memory / Mass Storage:
Sr.No. | Primary memory | Secondary memory |
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7. | Examples: RAM, ROM, Cache memory, PROM, EPROM, Registers, etc. | Examples: Hard Disk, Floppy Disk, Magnetic Tapes, etc. |
Secondary storage devices are generally separated into three types:
Primary storage refers to the main storage of the computer or main memory which is the random access memory or RAM. Secondary storage, on the other hand, refers to the external storage devices used to store data on a long-term basis.