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What is an area in RAM or on the hard drive designated to hold input and output on their way in or out of the system.?
An I/O buffer.
When data is copied or cut it is saved you a temporary buffer which is called what?
It is saved to your RAM,
What do you call the memory in an input or output device?
Typically Storage. But it can also be called Cache, Buffer, or RAM
A temporary storage area attached to the CPU for operation is a?
RAM (random access memory)
How do you expand the buffer in Windows XP?
You an expand the buffer in your xp computer by adding more ram in your computer. This will speed it up.
The method of using the hard drive as though it were RAM is called?
virtual memory
The process of optimizing RAM storage by borrowing hard drive space called?
It's called Virtual Memory. Not paging!
The difference between buffer and cache?
BufferA data area, shared by hardware devices or program a process is called buffer. They are operated at different speeds or with different sets of priorities. The buffer allows each device or process to operate without holding up by the other. In order to a buffer to be effective, the size of the buffer needs to be considered by the buffer designer. Like a cache, a buffer is a "midpoint holding place" but does not exist so much to accelerate the speed of an activity as for supporting the coordination of separate activities.This term is used not only in programming but in hardware as well. In programming, buffering sometimes needs to screen data from its final intended place so that it can be edited or processed before moving to a regular file or database.Cache MemoryCache memory is type of random access memory (RAM). Cache Memory can be accessed more quickly by the computer microprocessor than it can be accessed by regular RAM. Like microprocessor processes data, it looks first in the cache memory and if there, it finds the data from a previous reading of data, it does not need to do the more time consuming reading of data from larger memory.Sometimes Cache memory is described in levels of closeness and convenience to the microprocessor. An L1 cache is on the same chip like the microprocessors.In addition to cache memory, RAM itself is a cache memory for hard disk storage since all of RAM's contents come up to the hard disk initially when you turn on your computer and load the operating system that you are loading it into RAM and later when you start new applications and access new data. RAM also contains a special area called a disk cache that consists of the data most recently read in from the hard disk.
What is a another name for a primary storage?
RAM
Does the speed of a hard drive depends on RAM?
No, the speed of the hard drive depends on the rpms the hard drive runs at. RAM has nothing to do with it.
Are documents on a computer stored on ram or hard-drive?
Whilst being created they are stored on RAM, transfer to hard drive is sometimes automatic over a short time period often called autosave. When completed they can then be permanently stored on hard drive or other media
Is the 2013 RAM 1500 front wheel drive rear wheel drive or four wheel drive?
The 2013 RAM 1500 has rear wheel drive.
