memory storage & media

1. a type of volatile memory that is connected to the CPU. a type of primary storage (6, 6, 6)
6. also stored the operating system when the computer is switched off but is much faster (5, 5, 5)
9. a platter with a read/write head that stores data when the computetr is switched off (4, 4, 5)

2. very cheap, red lasers with a single sided, spiral track. very slow (7, 4)
3. cheap, high capcity but slow, used for backup (8, 4)
4. red lasers with double sided, dual tracks. used for video games and backups. (7, 9, 4)
5. concentric tracks with read/write heads that read and write at the same time, fast (3, 3)
7. stores the BIOS and the bootstrap (4, 4, 6)
8. portable but easily lost, flash memory (3, 6)
10. blue laser with the most capacity out of all the disks (6)

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