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Computing flash cards
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- 1Name an example of an input device- Mouse
- Keyboard
- Microphone
- Touchscreen - 2Name a type of logic gate- AND gate
- OR gate
- NOT gate - 3What is an embedded system? Give an exampleEmbedded system - a computer system that is specific to a device e.g Electric windows in cars (cannot be used for anything else)
- 4What does RAM stand for? What does ROM stand for?RAM - Random Access Memory
ROM - Read Only Memory - 5What is the difference between RAM & ROM?ROM - Memory that is usually stored on the computer permanently unless the user deletes the data. This holds all data for programs, operating systems, etc.
RAM - Loses all data when power is lost and provides quicker memory access for programs to open up quicker - 6Give an example of flash memory- SD cards
- Memory/USB stick
- Solid State Drive (SSD) - 7What is Cache memoryCache is high speed memory that sits between the CPU and RAM. If memory isn't fond in Cache memory, the CPU will have to find the data in RAM which will take longer. If a program has been previously opened.
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