FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

OPERATING SYSTEMS FOR COMPUTERS

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Reading and writing to main memory is fast. The same operation with secondary storage memory (virtual memory) is much ____ This would result in too much data waiting to be written to secondary storage memory.
A
slower
B
faster
C
smaller
D
larger
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Secondary storage can store large amounts of data, instructions, and information more permanently than allowed with main memory. Virtual tape technology can decrease data access time, lower the total cost of ownership, and reduce the amount of floor space consumed by tape operations.

Detailed explanation-2: -Primary memory is classified into cache and random access memory, while secondary memory has no such categories. Primary memory is faster. Primary memory uses the computer’s current data, while secondary memory can save data in various formats that can be accessed at any time.

Detailed explanation-3: -Random Access Memory (RAM) is volatile primary storage and also called computer memory. It stores the applications programs, operating system, and all the data that the computer is currently using. It is the main memory of a computer and has really fast speed to ensure timely read and write operations.

Detailed explanation-4: -Primary memory accessing data is quicker because of internal memory, and the processor uses the data bus to access primary memory data. The primary memory is normally volatile in nature, meaning that the data is not stored in the primary memory until it is saved.

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