We have learnt that a computer has many components and attachments that perform specific functions and enable us to use it for different purposes like solving sums, typing documents, searching for information, playing games, listening to music and so on. We also know that a computer remembers the information saved in it. Some common components of computer are keyboard, monitor, mouse, printer, etc. These components must be connected to the CPU, which is the most important-the brain of the computer All these parts are together called the hardware or computer peripherals. You would recall that the computer hardware can be broadly categorized into the following types: Input Devices • Output Devices • Processing Unit • Storage Devices You are already familiar with different types of input and output devices, and the Central Processing Unit. Let us now learn about storage devices of a computer. STORAGE DEVICES Devices in which a computer stores data, instructions and information are c...