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Unit 2: Hardware Flash Cards
Cards in this deck (10)
- 1RAMrandom access memory( primary storage
or main memory)
stores data that is currently in use - 2ROMcannot be changed, only read
used to store computer's initial start-up code. - 3Flash MemoryNAND memory
Non volatile, but can be changed - 4Cache Memorysmall but fast memory on the CPU, Faster than RAM
- 5Secondary Storageslower than main memory but is large and used for long-term storage
- 6Magnetic Hard Diskspinning disk
large
cheap per MB
fragile - 7Magnetic Tapelong strip of magnetic material
very large
very cheap per MB
to be read sequentially-no random access
suitable for backups - 8Solid State Drive(SSD)flash memory chips
fast
durable
portable
more expensive than magnet drives - 9Optical DiskCDs/DVDs
very cheap and portable
slow
computer is required to have a reader - 10—
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