Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is true concerning secondary storage?

  1. Printers are one type of secondary storage device.

  2. It can be accessed more quickly than main memory.

  3. It is more difficult to expand than main memory.

  4. It can be more easily expanded than main memory.

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Secondary storage devices like external hard drives, USB flash drives, cloud storage, and network drives can be added or expanded much more easily than main memory (RAM). RAM requires physical installation inside the computer case and is limited by motherboard slots and capacity.