FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

OPERATING SYSTEMS FOR COMPUTERS

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Virtual memory typically uses two storage devices, RAM and ____
A
the hard drive
B
ROM
C
a secondary piece of RAM
D
a CD-ROM
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Virtual memory works through a temporary process, known as swapping, that combines RAM and with space on the hard disk. On a PC, RAM is the physical memory is where operating system data, running programs and open documents are held.

Detailed explanation-2: -Virtual memory is an area of a computer system’s secondary memory storage space, such as an HDD or SSD, that acts as if it were a part of the system’s RAM or primary memory. Ideally, the data needed to run applications is stored in RAM, where the CPU can quickly access it.

Detailed explanation-3: -Virtual memory (also known as a page file) is essentially a block of space on your hard drive or solid state drive allocated by the OS to pretend to be RAM when your physical RAM runs short for actively running programs.

Detailed explanation-4: -Virtual memory is the use of secondary storage as additional primary memory .

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