COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
MEMORY SYSTEMS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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RAM
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ROM
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The operating system is stored on the hard disk, but to speed up the whole process, the OS is copied into RAM on start-up. This is completed by BIOS (Basic Input Output System).
Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Booting. The action of a computer to load an operating system into the computer’s main memory or random-access memory (RAM) is called Booting. Booting is a startup sequence that starts the operating system of a computer when it is turned on.
Detailed explanation-3: -storage on ROM chip, is responsible for loading the operating system from its permanent location on the hard drive in to RAM.
Detailed explanation-4: -Cache memory is small amount of RAM located on the CPU itself. It stores commonly used data that is being constantly used by the operating system, allowing for even faster access than the RAM.