How does a computer store information in its storage devices?

Your question was pretty open ended, I am partial to electronics and computers but hate the processor language so that's how'll answer it. Computer stores information in the form of bytes (1s and 0s) in all its memory devices. read more

Computer stores information in the form of bytes (1s and 0s) in all its memory devices. Volatility of memory devices is the simplest starting point to understand how memory is stored. Volatile memory means that what ever information is stored in the device cannot be present forever. read more

Content-addressable storage can be implemented using software (computer program) or hardware (computer device), with hardware being faster but more expensive option. Hardware content addressable memory is often used in a computer's CPU cache. Capacity Raw capacity The total amount of stored information that a storage device or medium can hold. read more

There are two types of storage devices used with computers: a primary storage device, such as RAM, and a secondary storage device, like a hard drive. Secondary storage can be removable, internal, or external storage. read more