MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which one is Primary Memory
A
RAM
B
ROM
C
Both
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -ROM (Read Only Memory) and RAM make up the primary memory.

Detailed explanation-2: -Computer memory is of two basic types – Primary memory(RAM and ROM) and Secondary memory (hard drive, CD, etc). Random Access Memory (RAM) is primary-volatile memory and Read-Only Memory (ROM) is primary-non-volatile memory.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are four types of primary storage: read only memory (ROM) random access memory (RAM) flash memory.

Detailed explanation-4: -Random Access Memory (RAM) is primary-volatile memory and Read Only Memory (ROM) is primary-non-volatile memory. It is also called as read write memory or the main memory or the primary memory. The programs and data that the CPU requires during execution of a program are stored in this memory.

Detailed explanation-5: -Primary memory is computer’s volatile storage mechanisms it may be random access memory, cache memory or data buses. Primary memory is considered faster than secondary memory.

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