COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE

SECONDARY STORAGE DEVICES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
My job is to store programs, applications, and data that are being used by the computer. What am I?
A
ROM
B
RAM
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -RAM (Random Access Memory) is the hardware in a computing device where the operating system (OS), application programs and data in current use are kept so they can be quickly reached by the device’s processor. RAM is the main memory in a computer.

Detailed explanation-2: -RAM stands for Random Access Memory. Physically, it is a series of chips in your computer. When your computer is turned on, it loads data into RAM. Programs that are currently running, and open files, are stored in RAM; anything you are using is running in RAM somewhere.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is cache memory. Cache memory is a memory that temporarily stores frequently used instructions and data for quicker processing by the central processing unit (CPU) of a computer. It is used to store program data that is currently being executed in the CPU.

Detailed explanation-4: -Random access memory (RAM) is computer hardware that temporarily stores data that can be quickly accessed by the computer’s processor. The data might include OS and application files, as well as other data critical to the computer’s ongoing operations.

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