COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
MEMORY SYSTEMS
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Question
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RAM chip is ____, which means it loses any information it is holding when the power is turned off.
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VOLATILE
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NON-VOLATILE
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Random Access Memory is volatile. That means data is retained in RAM as long as the computer is on, but it is lost when the computer is turned off. When the computer is rebooted, the OS and other files are reloaded into RAM, usually from an HDD or SSD.
Detailed explanation-2: -RAM is considered volatile memory, which means that the stored information is lost when there is no power. So, RAM is used by the central processing unit (CPU) when a computer is running to store information that it needs to be used very quickly, but it does not store any information permanently.
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