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Which memory type offers the largest storage capacity?Question 7Answera.Cache memoryb.RAMc.Optical diskd.Magnetic disk

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Which memory type offers the largest storage capacity?

Question 7

  • a. Cache memory
  • b. RAM
  • c. Optical disk
  • d. Magnetic disk
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The memory type that offers the largest storage capacity is d. Magnetic disk.

Here's why:

a. Cache memory: This is a small amount of high-speed volatile memory available to the CPU for temporary storage of frequently accessed data. Its size ranges from 8KB to 16MB.

b. RAM: This is the main memory in a computer, and it is much larger than cache memory. It is a volatile memory and holds the programs and data the CPU is currently processing. Size can vary between 1GB to 256GB in high-end servers.

c. Optical disk: This is a storage medium from which data is read and to which it is written by lasers. Optical disks can store much more data — up to 6 gigabytes (6 billion bytes) — than most portable magnetic media, such as floppies.

d. Magnetic disk: This is a storage device that uses a magnetization process to write, rewrite and access data. It is covered with a magnetic coating and stores data in the form of tracks, spots, and sectors. Hard disks, zip disks, and floppy disks are common examples of magnetic disks. Today's hard disks can store terabytes of data (1 terabyte = 1000 gigabytes), so they offer the largest storage capacity among these options.

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