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computing flash cards
Cards in this deck (19)
- 1what is the CPU?central processing unit
- 2what is RAM?Random access memory
- 3what is ROM?Read only memory
- 4what is the CPU also known as?The "brain" of the computer
- 5True or False? If a computer has a too small amount of RAM it will run fasterFalse
- 6Is virtual memory secondary or primary storage?secondary storage
- 7is RAM volatile or non-volatilevolatile
- 8is ROM volatile or non-volatilenon-volatile
- 9what does volatile meanwhen the computer is shut down all of the data is lost
- 10what does non-volatile meanwhen the computer is shut down data is not lost
- 11What does ALU stand for?Arithmetic logic unit
- 12What does CU stand for?Control unit
- 13What does the ALU do?It does all the calculations
- 14The cache is a type of what?Memory
- 15What is the cycle called that CPUs follow?Fetch-Decode-Execute
- 16True or false? Magnetic hard disks are high capacityTrue
- 17what does HDD stand forHard disk drive
- 18what does SSD stand forSolid state drive
- 19What is cheaper, SSD or HDD?HDD
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- Flashcards on computing flash cards, created by Ruhan Patel on 12/09/2019.
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