RAM AND ROM Flashcards

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what is RAM (4)

A

temporary storage of instructions and data
holds info being executed by the processor
volatile
much faster than hard disk

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what is ROM(3)

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small piece of read only memory stored on the motherboard
non volatile
contains the very first instructions for the computer (bootstrap)

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