COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

INPUTOUTPUT AND STORAGE DEVICES

STORAGE DEVICES HARD DISK SSD AND FLASH MEMORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which offers the fastest access times?
A
RAM
B
Cache
C
Hard Disk Drive
D
Register
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: RAM has the fastest access times on a computer. Explanation: The hardware in a computing device called RAM( Random Access Memory) stores the operating system( OS), operation programmes, and data that are presently in use so that the processor of the device can access them swiftly.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer-The register memory unit has lowest access time. A tiny amount of data between 32 and 64 bits is stored in registers. The quantity and size (number of bits) of registers a CPU has built-in determine its speed.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cache is the fastest and smallest component of memory in a computer system. The registers are fast storage elements present in a very small amount in the computer processor. The recently used info/data of a computer gets stored in the cache.

Detailed explanation-4: -In a computer, a register is the fastest memory. Register a part of the computer processor which is used to hold a computer instruction, perform mathematical operation as storage address, or any kind of data.

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