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* ''Internal''{{dash}}[[Processorprocessor register]]s and [[CPU cache|cache]].

* Main{{dash}}the system [[Random-access memory|RAM]] and controller cards.

* On-line mass storage{{dash}}Secondarysecondary storage.

* Off-line bulk storage{{dash}}Tertiarytertiary and Offoff-line storage.

This is a general memory hierarchy structuring. Many other structures are useful. For example, a paging algorithm may be considered as a level for [[virtual memory]] when designing a [[computer architecture]], and one can include a level of [[nearline storage]] between online and offline storage.