Random Access Memory (RAM) is not used for storage. A random access storage device is the hard drive, where data can be stored and accessed randomly. Any data on the volatile RAM is lost when the computer is switched off.
floppy disks are read/write storage devices, they are a backing store, a non-volatile long term storage which will not lose data when power is lost.Random access storage is the original term for RAM, the random access memory term was used a a marketing term and has stuck since.Another AnswerYES - floppy disk are Random Access storage devices.
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The storage of a computer is in the hard drive. There is also the random access memory which temporarily stores data.
Temporary storage is usually referring to RAM -- Random Access Memory. Data stored in RAM only exists while the computer has power (nothing is saved).
RAM (random access memory) is a type of removable storage. A hard drive, on the other hand, is stationary storage.
RAM is the abbreviation for Random Access Memory.
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Random Access memory
The term "random access" is not normally applied to machines. It is normally used to refer to a form of data storage in which data on any part of the medium can be accessed in constant time.
RAM - standing for Random Access Memory. The contents of RAM are lost when the computer is turned off.
RAM (random access memory)