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Memory and Storage

Memory refers to temporary storage locations like RAM that allow information to be accessed quickly while the computer is powered on. Storage refers to permanent storage devices like hard drives, flash drives, and cloud services that maintain data even when powered down. There are several types of computer memory and storage including ROM, RAM, magnetic drives, optical discs, flash memory, and online/cloud options. The key difference is that memory is volatile and used for active processing while storage provides non-volatile long-term file storage.

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Memory and Storage

Memory refers to temporary storage locations like RAM that allow information to be accessed quickly while the computer is powered on. Storage refers to permanent storage devices like hard drives, flash drives, and cloud services that maintain data even when powered down. There are several types of computer memory and storage including ROM, RAM, magnetic drives, optical discs, flash memory, and online/cloud options. The key difference is that memory is volatile and used for active processing while storage provides non-volatile long-term file storage.

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Memory and Storage

Memory = Computer memory is any physical device capable of storing information temporarily,
like RAM (random access memory), or permanently, like ROM (read-only memory). Memory
devices utilize integrated circuits and are used by operating systems, software, and hardware.

Storage = a storage device is any hardware capable of holding information either temporarily or
permanently.

Type of memory =

1. ROM
ROM (Read Only Memory) is a storage medium that is used with computers and other
electronic devices. As the name indicates, data stored in ROM may only be read. It is
either modified with extreme difficulty or not at all.
2. RAM
RAM (random-access memory) is a hardware device that allows information to be
stored and retrieved on a computer.

Type of storage =

1. Magnetic storage devices


magnetic storage is one of the most common types of storage used with computers.
(Floppy diskette, Hard drive, Magnetic strip, SuperDisk, Tape cassete, Zip cassete)
2. Optical storage devices
Another common type of storage is optical storage, which uses lasers and lights as its
method of reading and writing data.
(Blue-ray disc, CD-ROM disc CD-R and CD-RW disc, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, and
DVD+RW disc)
3. Flash memory devices
Flash memory has replaced most magnetic and optical media as it becomes cheaper
because it is the more efficient and reliable solution.
(USB flash drive, jump drive, or thumb drive, CF (CompactFlash), M.2, Memory card,
MMC, NVMe, SDHC Card, SmartMedia Card, Sony Memory Stick, SD card, SSD, xD-
Picture Card.
4. Online and Cloud
Storing data online and in cloud storage is becoming popular as people need to access
their data from more than one device.
(Google drive, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, Adobe Creative Cloud)

Difference between Memory and Storage


Memory Storage
Memory refers to Random Access Memory (RAM). Storage refers to physical storage devices such as
hard drives.
Everything the computer thinks about is stored in It is a long-term storage solution which stores all
RAM. the data and information on the computer it
knows about.
Data is lost when the computer loses the power. Data stays intact even after power failure or if the
computer freezes in the middle.
RAM is faster than storage. Storage is relatively slower than RAM.
RAM can access data and information instantly. As mechanical devices, they cannot access or
modify data as fast as the memory.

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