COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
SECONDARY STORAGE DEVICES
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Question
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What is virtual memory?
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It is a RAM style memory sitting inside the secondary storage drive (HDDs and SSDs)
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It is used when RAM is running out or already full so that more programs and data could be stored in RAM
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It is the extension of RAM, so the processor can run multiple programs or multiple files
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ALL of the ones listed
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -2 types of virtual memory When a computer reaches its RAM limits, it transfers any currently unused pages into the part of its hard drive used for virtual memory. The computer performs this process using a swap file, a designated space within its hard drive for extending the virtual memory of the computer’s RAM.
Detailed explanation-2: -Virtual memory is a feature of an operating system that enables a computer to be able to compensate for shortages of physical memory by transferring pages of data from random access memory to disk storage.
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