Differentiate primary vs secondary memory and understand storage units (bytes).
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Order memory units by size.
Drag and drop the computer memory units to arrange them from the smallest capacity to the largest capacity.
Introduce Primary and Secondary memory.
Have you ever been playing a game or drawing a picture on a computer, and suddenly the power goes out? When you turn it back on, your unsaved work is gone! This happens because of how a computer's memory works.
Visual comparison of Primary and Secondary storage devices.
Primary memory is temporary, while secondary memory components keep your data safe even without power.
Questions on primary vs secondary memory.
You are typing a story on your computer, but suddenly the power goes out before you can save it. What happens to the data stored in the primary memory?
Explain how data storage is measured in bits and bytes.
Just as we measure our height in centimeters and our weight in kilograms, we can also measure the data stored inside a computer!