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- 1RAMRAM is temporary storage of all data and programs that are currently open.
- 2ROMROM contains the boot-up program which loads the operating system.
- 3RAM V ROMRAM is volatile (forgets everything when power is switched off) ROM is non-volatile RAM is rewritable
ROM is read only - 4CPUpurpose of CPU is to fetch instructions from memory decode them and then execute the instructions.
- 5Clock SpeedClock Speed is the number of cycles that the CPU can complete in one second Measured in GHz. The faster the clock speed means the CPU can process more instructions per second.
- 6Cache SizeCache Memory acts as a buffer between RAM and CPU. A larger cache size means more data can be held for fast access.
- 7Virtual MemoryThis is when RAM uses a part of the Hard Drives as if it was extra RAM. We use this when RAM is full however it will run slower.
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