CPU/ROM/RAM/MEMORY

CPU/ROM/RAM/MEMORY

1. Optical memory

   • It record's data by making marks in a pattern that can be read back with the aid of light on a disk

2. Flash memory

   • Flash memory is like a RAM but its non-volatile. It can be in the form of a USB

3. Magnetic memory

   • It uses different patterns of magnetisme to store data
     • Hard disks, floppy disks, magnetic recording tape and magnetic stripes on credit cards

4. Random access memory is a memory type that holds memory in the computer until its turned of and it will be lost forever

5. Read-only memory is a type of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices. Data stored in ROM can only be modified slowly, with difficulty, or not at all

   • it is mainly used to store firmware or application software in plug-in cartridges.

6. The CPU is the main brains of the computer but it is more commenly kown as the proccessor. This is where all the calculations go on.