COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION

EVOLUTION OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which type of memory is used to store data and information the computer is currently working on?
A
Primary Memory
B
Secondary Memory
C
Hard Drives
D
Flash Drive
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Random Access Memory (RAM) is a kind of volatile memory, while Read-Only Memory (ROM) is non-volatile memory. Ans : RAM (random access memory) and ROM (read-only memory) are present in a computer. RAM is a kind of volatile memory that briefly holds the data you are working on.

Detailed explanation-2: -Primary memory is a computer system’s volatile storage mechanism. It may be random access memory (RAM), cache memory or data buses, but is primarily associated with RAM.

Detailed explanation-3: -The difference between primary and secondary memory is that Primary memory is the main memory of the device/ computer where the processing data exist and the secondary memory of a device/ computer is an auxiliary memory that stores the data permanently.

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