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- 1RAM-RAM is volatile.
-It can be read and written to.
-Its used as the main memory.
-It keeps its content even when it has no power.
-RAM is slower than the CPU cache.
-Its faster than secondary storage. - 2ROM-ROM is non-volatile.
-it can only be read not written to.
-ROM's a chip built into motherboard.
-It contains instructions needed to properly boot up called BIOS. - 3Virtual memory-Virtual memory is secondary storage used as extra RAM.
-Its volatile.
-It slows down the computer system. - 4Flash memory-Its non volatile
-eg: memory cards, memory sticks.
-Its is solid it has no moving parts.
-Its cheap and portable.
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- GCSE Computing Flashcards on 1.2, created by Kevin Biju on 05/10/2017.
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- Kevin Biju · Oct 2017
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