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memory 1.3, (is is temporary memory. it requires power to retain its data,…
memory 1.3
is is temporary memory. it requires power to retain its data
non-volatile
this is permanent memory and it keeps its contents even when it has no power
volatile
rom is non-volatile memory
random access memory (ram)
volatility
volatile
non-volatile
this is permanent memory and it keeps its contents even when it has no power
this is temporary memory. it requires power to retain its data
you can read and write into ram
ram in the main memory in the computer
ram in volatile. this means that it requires power to
ram is slower than the cpu cache but its way faster than secondary storage
read only memory (rom
rom is non-volatile memory
it contains instructions a computer needs to boot up. these are called bios
it can only be read not written it
using virtual memory can make a computer slower when switching between applications
virtual memory
when ram gets full, the data that isn't used a lot is moved to secondary storage
virtual memory may be needed if there are too many applications open