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1 Computer: Storage and

Memory Device

Learning Outcomes Let’s Learn About

• Data and Informa on
Students will be able to
• Data Storage Units
• diff erentiate between the terms data and information. • Computer Memory
• explain the purpose of internal and external memory. • Storage Devices
• describe diff erent data storage units.

• list the primary and secondary data storage devices.

Activity Corner

Collect the name, address and contact number of any ten of your classmates. Arrange and write the
names alphabetically with the corresponding details in the given table.

Name Address Contact Number

Here, the details collected by you represent data. When you arrange these details in a proper way,
information is represented.

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