COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER HARDWARE

COMPUTER MEMORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A gaming computer is “thrashing” the disk. Why? (5-7)
A
The processor is short of RAM
B
The game uses high resolution graphics
C
The screen uses too many colours
D
The game takes up too much space
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Data is represented on modern storage media using the binary numeral system. All data stored on storage media – whether that’s hard disk drives (HDDs), solid state drives (SSDs), external hard drives, USB flash drives, SD cards etc – can be converted to a string of bits, otherwise known as binary digits.

Detailed explanation-3: -Processing performance can be improved by increasing the size of the RAM, thereby reducing the need for virtual memory.

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