FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS FUNCTIONS

COMPUTER MEMORY AND PROCESSING DEVICES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following memories allow simultaneous read and write operations?
A
ROM
B
RAM
C
EPROM
D
Floppy Disk
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -15. Which computer memory chip allows simultaneous both read and write operations? Answer: (b), RAM is a volatile chip memory that performs both read and write operations. That’s why, it is also called read-write memory (called RWM).

Detailed explanation-2: -Expert-Verified Answer The Random Access Memory or RAM is the computer memory which allows simultaneous read and write operations in the Computer. A RAM allows the instantaneous reading as well as writing of a memory irrespective of the physical location of the data in the memory.

Detailed explanation-3: -Computer memory is of two basic type – Primary memory(RAM and ROM) and Secondary memory(hard drive, CD, etc.). Random Access Memory (RAM) is primary-volatile memory and Read Only Memory (ROM) is primary-non-volatile memory. It is also called as read write memory or the main memory or the primary memory.

Detailed explanation-4: -RAM devices are typical read/write memories. Was this answer helpful?

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