Primary Storage

Question 1

The need for primary storage

provides…

Answer 1

Provides fast access to the CPU

Question 2

What does RAM stand for?

Answer 2

Random Access Memory

Question 3

What is RAM?

Answer 3

Main memory of the computer and can be read and written to. Is volatile

Question 4

What does ROM stand for?

Answer 4

Read Only Memory

Question 5

What is ROM?

Answer 5

It tells the CPU how to boot up. Is non-volatile memory. Contains BIOS.

Question 6

Difference between RAM and ROM?

Answer 6

RAM is volatile and only stores files you’re working on, whilst ROM is permanent data and is non-volatile.

Question 7

The purpose of RAM?

shorter term memory…

Answer 7

Provides the shorter term memory the CPU needs to open files and move around data to respond to given tasks.

Question 8

Purpose of ROM?

Answer 8

Provides the necessary instructions for communication between hardware components.

Question 9

What is virtual memory?

Answer 9

Is used when RAM is at it’s full capacity. Is secondary storage.

Question 10

What is primary storage?

Answer 10

Is RAM and ROM.
Memory.