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1 Data Storage and Memory
Let’s surf
Computer Memory Measuring the Computer's Memory
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Let’s PLug-in Century #Critical Thinking
Skills
Identify the devices given below and tick ( ) if it is a storage device and cross ( ) if not.
You have read about hardware devices in previous class. Recall that storage devices are
used to store data in them for future use.
In your previous classes, you have learnt multiplication tables, addition, subtraction, etc. It is
your memory that saves all the information for you in your brain and acts as a storage device.
Similarly, computers also have memory to store all the data and instructions for performing
various tasks and functions. Let us learn what memory is and its function.
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