What is meant by data storage? By Lisette Habig and Astrid Corbacho

Data storage

“Data storage” is a name for storing a data on the computer.You can store any kind of information. (That could be music, videos, audios, documents, pictures, emails...) This information is considered memory and the components that store it are termed primary storage.

• Primary storage: The place where you can store memory on the computer. This data is is stored inside the computer. Most of the time the primary storage is the RAM. The word RAM means nothing else than RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY and it is a type of Computer memory. It is also the most typical type of memory used on computers, and other devices. There are two types of RAM:

• -DRAM: DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY

• -SRAM: STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY

       These two types of RAM differ in the technology they use to hold

        data. DRAM is the more common type. SRAM is faster.

• Secondary storage: Here you can store the memory on a hard disc in devices like: CD-ROOM DISK, USB, Flash memory sticks,...This memory is stored in devices outside the computer and you can insert them and pull them out.