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Digital Literacy Computer Basics Computer Basics Hardware

Posted by Beatrice Bernardi
Beatrice Bernardi
89 Points

a hard drive is __________ storage

what is it is it temporary or permanent? i need your help its very urgent

2 Answers

andren
andren
28,558 Points
andren
andren
28,558 Points

It is permanent. The hard drive / SSD is the device in your computer that stores data like programs, videos, pictures and the like.

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points
Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

The hard drive is for storing permanent data.

The RAM (Random Access Memory) on the other hand is for temporarily storing data. It is faster to get data out of the RAM, though, so the hard drive isn't always used. When you are saving a file the file get saved onto the hard drive to save permanently for later access.

The RAM can't save data permanently but this is also the reason why it's faster than the hard drive.

I hope this helps. ~Alex