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What is the name for any data or instructions used by a computer?
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What stores frequently used instructions and data?
Memory cache stores frequently used instructions and data on a computer. Cache memory is stored on a memory chip in an area of the RAM.
What data structure and logarithm?
data structure is a way of storing data in a computer so that it can be used efficientlyan algorithm is a sequence of instructions, often used for calculation and data processing.Often a carefully chosen data structure will allow the most efficient algorithm to be used.
Function of rams?
Ram plays crucial role in the performance of a computer. They hold data and instructions currently in used. The larger the ram the quicker the computer.
The basic data and instructions used to start the computer are called?
It's a mixture of things. BIOS, CMOS, Operating system.
The more common name for the programs or instructions on your computer?
Software. Anything that is not hardware (a physical device) is software. This includes both the programs and data used by those programs.
What type of Cache is a type of cache that helps speed the processes of a computer because it stores frequently used instructions and data?
Cache
What is the name of the file used by Windows 2000/XP to hold data and instructions in virtual memory?
pagefile.sys
What is flynn's taxonomy of parallel architecture?
Flynn's taxonomy is used to categorize computer architectures. Considers the number of processors and the number of data paths incorporated into an architecture. The fours combinations of processors and data path are: SISD( Single instruction, single data stream) MISD( Multiple instructions, single data stream) SIMD (Single instructions, multiple data streams) MIMD( Multiple instructions, multiple data streams)
What was the name of the first ass electrical computer that used wires and switches to transfer data?
I think it was the apple computer.
Data and program instructions are temporarily held in what while the processor is using them?
RAM or the processor cacheWhen the data and instructions reach the RAM they are operated on immediately.For data and instructions that the CPU is working on right at that time, these memory locations are called Registers. Many systems have dedicated registers just for EITHER data or instructions, while others have a set of registers which can be used for either, and still other CPUs have all three (data, instruction, and general-use registers).
Data compression is used to reduce the size of data for freezing it and transferring it bw computer Describe and compare in your on words at least three of the generic Data Compression Techniques?
Data is raw facts and figures that a computer processes by following a set of instructions. Databy itself has no meaning.For example:Data can be in the form of letter or numbers.
What is used to describe data and what is used to display data in computer?
what is used to describe data and what is used to display data in compuier
