COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
MEMORY SYSTEMS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Permanent-available after computer turns off
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Temporary-lost when the computer is turned off
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Volatile memory is a temporary memory because it can only hold the information until the device or the computer runs on power. It loses the stored memory as soon as someone interrupts the power supply. The operating system (OS) loads the memory of RAM.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Volatile memory, also known as dynamic or temporary memory, is a type of memory hardware that fetches and stores data at a very high speed. The operating system (OS) loads the volatile memory.