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Description
Mind Map by Alice Hadaway, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Alice Hadaway
over 9 years ago
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RAM and ROM
- RAM is the most
common type of
memory
- RAM stands for 'Random Access Memory'
- If a compuer loses power, all data
stored in the RAM is lost
- If a compuer loses power, all data
stored in the RAM is lost
- It can be accessed randomly
without touching preceding
bytes
- RAM is a fast temporary type of
memory data storage
- RAM is how
applications and
data are stored
- ROM is memory that cannot be changed by a
program or user
- ROM retains it's
memory - even if the
computer turns off
- ROM retains it's
memory - even if the
computer turns off
- e.g. ROM stores
instructions for the
computer to turn on again
after it shuts down
- Stands for 'Read
Only Memory'
- Volatile is
used to
describe
memory lost
when the
computer
shuts down
- RAM is volatile
- ROM is nonvolatile
- RAM is volatile
- Stands for 'Read
Only Memory'
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