COMPUTER SOFTWARE
OPERATING SYSTEMS
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ROM
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RAM
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Basic Input Output System
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Detailed explanation-1: -As Chapter 4 discussed, RAM consists of one or more chips on the motherboard that hold items such as data and instructions while the processor interprets and executes them. The operating system allocates, or assigns, data and instructions to an area of memory while they are being processed.
Detailed explanation-2: -DIMM is a module that contains one or several random access memory (RAM) chips on a small circuit board with pins that connect it to the computer motherboard.
Detailed explanation-3: -RAM (random access memory), also called main memory, consists of memory chips that can be read from and written to by the processor and other devices. ROM (read-only memory) refers to memory chips storing permanent data and instructions. RAM is volatile memory and ROM is nonvolatile.
Detailed explanation-4: -Primary memory is stored on chips located on the motherboard. 2. Secondary memory is stored on the hard drive.