Zusammenfassung der Ressource
RAM and ROM
- What does RAM
stand for?
- RAM stands for Random, access, memory
- The purpose of RAM is temporary
memory for your computer to store
things you are working on for quick
access later.
- What is the purpose of RAM?
- What does volatile and non-volatile mean?
- Volatile memory means your
computer can retain stored
information only when power is on.
- Non-Volatile means that computer storage is lost when the
computer is turned off.
- non-volatile means computer
storage that is not lost when
power is removed
- Is RAM volatile or non-volatile?
- RAM IS volatile because all the storage is
erased once the computer is turned off
- What is stored in the RAM?
- The data a program is using is stored in the RAM but eventually
overwritten by another program, all these are erased once the computer
is powered off.
- Can you change what is stored in the RAM?
- You can change the data and programs
stored in the RAM, because the RAM stores
these things.
- What does ROM mean?
- Read , Only, Memory
- What is the purpose of ROM?
- ROM is memory that cant be changed by a program or
user.ROM retains its memory even when the computers
turned off.
- Is ROM volatile or non-volatile storage?
- Rom is non-volatile because the data is not saved in this part of the computer.
- What IS stored in the ROM?
- Information that cant be changed like settings etc...
- Can you change what is stored in the ROM?
- nO