COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
SECONDARY STORAGE DEVICES
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Question
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dWhen the hard drive is used as extra RAM, this is known as ____
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Virtual Reality
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Virtual Memory
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Extra Memory
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RAM
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Virtual memory is a memory management technique used by operating systems (OS). It allows a computer to temporarily increase the capacity of its main memory-RAM-by using secondary memory such as a hard drive or solid-state drive (SSD).
Detailed explanation-2: -A computer can address more memory than the amount physically installed on the system. This extra memory is actually called virtual memory and it is a section of a hard disk that’s set up to emulate the computer’s RAM.
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