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When a computer is started the operating system does memory stay running?
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If the computer is running, the memory (RAM) almost assuredly is as well.
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What is loaded into memory every time the computer is started?
Operating system
What is used to the essential parts of the operating system while the computer is running?
Access memory in system unit
What is sd ram memory?
Synchronous dynamic random access memory (in other words fast access memory that the computer uses for the operating system/kernal, and running programs)
What is used to store the essential parts of the operating system while the computer is running?
Access memory in system unit
How is a memory-resident part of an operating system different from a nonresident part of an operating system?
A memory resident, which means it remains inmemory while the computer is running, other parts of the operating system are nonresident, meaning these instructions remain on a storage medium until they are needed.
What tells the computer how to use its resources?
The software that it is running. (Low level memory management itself comes down to the operating system though)
Where is the operating system located in the computer?
The operator system is software- a program that controls the computer. It is usually stored on the hard drive when the computer is not running and is read into a special portion of main memory when the computer is booted up. (There is a boot strap program stored on a chip that loads the O. S. into memory. ) Some of the routines needed by the operating system are not kept in the main memory but are read in only as they are needed.
How is a memory-resident part of an operating system different from a nonresident part of an system?
Memory resident instructions are instructions that remain in the memory while the computer is running. Nonresident instructions remain on the storage medium until they are needed.
How do you delete virtual memory?
Don't delete the virtual memory. It is essential to the running of your operating system.
What exactly is a windows laptop computer?
Windows laptop computer refers to the operating system in the computer. This operating system is where your virtual memory, task, and files are stored.
Electronic device operating via instructions from its own memory?
Computer
The process of loading an operating system into a computer's memory is called?
booting
