COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
MEMORY SYSTEMS
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Question
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It isn’t, it keeps its memory, even when the computer is turned off
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It temporarily stores data, when the power is turned off, it loses what was was stored in it.
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Its contents fly around inside it all the time
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -RAM is considered volatile memory because it requires a constant supply of power to maintain the data stored in it. When the computer is turned off or restarted, the data stored in RAM is lost. This is different from non-volatile memory, such as a hard drive or SSD, which retains its data even when power is removed.
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: -RAM is a volatile memory which stores the data, instructions and results of the program currently being executed by the processor and the temporary data which is frequently used. RAM is often called a volatile or temporary memory because the information stored in RAM is lost if the power supply is turned off.
Detailed explanation-4: -The most widely used form of primary storage today is a volatile form of random access memory (RAM), meaning that when the computer is shut down, anything contained in RAM is lost.