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Memory in a computer system is divided into segments. The logical size of these segments varies from system to system, and from operating system to operating system. Each of these segments is assigned a unique address, which is called a memory address.
Memory addresses are commonly represented in hexadecimal format on modern computer systems. Generally speaking, many recent 32-bit operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows XP, are able to assign 32-bit memory addresses, which is 2^32 unique addresses, or 4,294,967,295 different memory locations. Each memory address (also known as memory blocks) points to one byte of data (or storage space) within the memory system. Thus, most 32-bit operating systems utilizing 32-bit memory addressing are limited to 4GB of total memory, since memory capacity beyond this has no way to be assigned an address.
Newer 64-bit operating systems, such as Windows 7 x64, that use a 64-bit memory addressing scheme (2^64) are able to address up to 16 exabytes of memory. (Note that this is considered practically unlimited in the terms of current computer memory usages.)
Thus, when a program issues a command for the CPU to recover data or instructions from memory, the CPU will locate the correct data location using the memory address assigned to the requested data. In most modern operating systems, the actual physical assignment of data and / or instructions in memory is controlled by the operating system itself.
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∙ 7y agoIt depends on which level you mean. If you mean in terms of long-term storage, that would be the hard drive. But if you mean the instructions and data of currently running programs, that would be mostly the system's random access memory (RAM). Some data is also stored in the CPU itself in the caches, which is also a type of RAM.
So the most likely answer here would be in RAM.
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How can the processor find data items stored in main memory?
The software would tell it where to find the items.
Do cell phones store data in RAM or ROM?
Actually, neither. Phone data is stored in a type of memory called "flash memory". It is a type of memory that does not require electricity to store data, and there are different types of it. Although there are some differences, it is similar to the SD cards you use in your devices. If you want more technical information on flash memory you can find it below in related links.
What is memory address register?
Whenever anything is stored in the memory of your computer (RAM) it is stored at a specific place. Each specific place in your memory has its address that can be used to tell computer programs to go to those addresses to perform actions on the object stored at that address. It is similar to how you have your house number.
Can anyone find a Pokemon game that is completed for sale?
If you were to buy a completed Pokemon game, you would also need the memory card that was used in the game unit at the time of play. Save data is not stored on the disc, but on the memory card inserted in the game unit.
What is the purpose of ddr memory in a laptop?
DDR is a memory in which most of your default memories are stored. Find the defrag button and this will clean up the memory getting ride of any error memory or corruption memory.
Difference between direct and sequential access?
RAM or Random Access Memory is used for fast computer memory. The word "Random" is a bit of a misnomer, as there is nothing random about access to this memory. What it actually means is that you can select an address at "random", that is, any address within the capability of the memory, and read or write data to/from that address just as fast as you could read or write data to any other address. In other words, data stored anywhere in the memory can be accessed quickly. Serial memory is different in that access time depends upon where on the medium the data is stored. Examples are magnetic tape, optical disk, magnetic disk. "arbitary access" is not a term used in electronics that I can find. I think it is just another term for "random access".
How does a computer find data stored on disk?
It uses tracks and sectors to find certain pin points on where the data is. Some of the spots are reserved for certain files.
Where do you find virtual memory?
It is Memory temporary stored on your HDD, so if you don't have much space free you should find your computer slowing down. You can find it in your HDD (well just replacing it), otherwise its not physical
Why does data need to be stored?
"For later use" would be the quickest answer. The data stored maybe the result of an operation, it maybe the address of where to store the result or instruction. In your computer there is a starting point. The computer loads an address where initial instructions are located. These instruction usually flushes the memory, takes inventory of its Basic Input Output System and must remember if it is to communicate anything. Usually in typical PCs, it checks itself out- where is the memory, how much memory, devices connected (printer, display, disks etc). Dependent of many things, particularly the clock, it fetches instructions on how to read the disk and get instructions & data. If data is erased or changed prior to a execution, the computer may not function well due to bad data such as erroneous instruction, crazy & random addresses ... most likely the program will create an error condition so the CPU twiddles its thumbs in a random manner billions of times.
What is processor cache memory?
Processor cache is intermediate memory between the processor itself and main memory (RAM). Because processors can read data so much faster than main memory, the speed of a processor would essentially be limited to the speed of RAM if we couldn't find a way to increase the efficiency of accessing data in main memory. Caches, which have a much lower access time than RAM, help to mitigate this problem. Caches work on the principle of spacial locality. That is to say, they use the idea that if you access a location in main memory, then it is highly likely that the next memory location you want to access is very close to where you are. When you access main memory, the cache will actually pull in a "chunk" of data (often called a "cache line") in the hope that the next time you try to access data it will already be in the cache. Typically there are two levels of cache (though with the increasing popularity of multi-core processors, three levels of cache are becoming more and more necessary). The first level of cache (L1 cache) is what is directly accessed by the processor and is therefore the fastest (and most expensive) cache. L1 cache is usually split into two parts: data cache and instruction cache. The instruction cache holds the instructions of running programs that the processor needs to execute. The data cache holds the data being used by current instructions. The second level of cache (L2 cache) is where the L1 cache pulls in information from. L2 cache is slower than L1 cache, but is more affordable and can be much larger than L1. With the exception of L3 caches mentioned above, this is the cache which pulls information in from main memory.
where can i find out how to do data recovery?
To perform data recovery, you will need data recovery software. Here is a software option with step-by-step instructions: http://www.recovermyfiles.com/hard-disk-data-recovery.php.
What range is an assigned section of the memory used as a temporary storage area for data before it is transferred?
The Memory Address Range. memory adress range, thanks i had to find it myself
