What part of a computer is used to store data?

Answer 1

For the short-term, specifically while you have the computer turned on, information is usually stored in RAM, which is fast, but volatile - it loses its contents when you turn the computer off.

For the long-term, information is stored in some non-volatile memory; traditionally, diskettes or hard disks have been used for this, but in some cases they are being replaced by flash memory. For instance, Cisco routers and switches use flash memory instead of a hard disk; so do the laptop computers produced by the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) foundation.

Answer 2

Computers store information in at least two places. Data required for work the computer is currently doing is stored in RAM. Data to be saved is stored on "disk". Disks can be optical or solid state. I'm assuming the one the asker is looking for is the disk. When you save a document, an image, or an mp3 it is stored on your disk, often referred to as a "hard disk".

Answer 3

The hard drive stores data permanently and works as the main storage option. However, the computer memory (RAM - Random Access Memory) saves files temporary, but it is wiped when the computer shuts off. There is also something called CPU cache which also stores files temporarily, similar to RAM.

Answer 4

Computers store data in a number of places. Here they are:

BIOS - In the past, this was ROM, meaning that the factory put the BIOS instructions here, and nobody can change them. Then they moved to Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory, and today, they use NVRAM (non-volatile RAM). This area stores the core functions for being able to turn on the computer and start an operating system.

CD ROM/RAM - This is not exactly a computer part, but it is used with the computer. A CD-ROM, CD-WORM, or CD-RAM is inserted into a compatible drive on the computer.

CPU - Most don't think of this as a storage device, but it contains cache memory or at least a prefetch queue. This is memory for holding instructions, and in the case of cache, data as well. In addition, the CPU contains registers. Registers are tiny, high-speed areas for storing data for immediate computations, and for retrieving the results of computations.

Hard drive - This is a box that is mounted inside the PC. In the past, they all contained a motor, magnetic platters, and read-write heads. Nowadays, many of these are solid state and contain memory chips. These SSD drives are faster overall than most magnetic HDDs.

RAM - This is Random Access Memory. It is a temporary space for loading programs and storing data to work with it. The more you have, the more programs you can load at once, the larger programs you can load, and the better your multitasking experience is going to be.

USB drives - These are external drives. Some are standard hard drives or SSD drives, while others are just memory sticks. With memory sticks, the technology itself is slow, but with the other drives, the USB standard is the limit.

Answer 5

there is a few places that store Data but only 2 areas that are perminet its the cmos chip and the Harddrive

Answer 6

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