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What is the memory on computer?
A type of temporary data storage unit, which is very fast and can be accessed quick. It is used by operating system and programs. Data stored in memory is lost on power down.
What is another name for a hard drive?
a hard drive is hardware (stuff built into a computer). the hard drive is a disk that stores a massive amout of computer memory. my computer hold 140 gigs of memory. so in other words a hard drive is just one amazing disk.
What kind of numbers are stored in memory cells?
Memory Address numbers
What kind of data does cache memory store?
I believe that the cache memory stores certain copied information that you go to most often from the hard drive. So, the unit checks the cache memory first before it checks the whole hard drive. That way you can find the location of a certain file faster in the smaller (cache) memory versus finding it in the bigger hard drive where it takes longer to find that same file.
Ram stands for what kind of memory?
RAM stands for Random Access Memory. This memory is not like a Flash Drive or Hard Drive, as it is volatile; this means it only temporarily stores data, while it is powered. It is used so that while a computer is running, data which the processor requires rapid access to (e.g. a running program) can be stored and accessed much faster.
What kind of information is stored in a computer's memory?
Data and files
What have good memory for the computer?
It depends on what kind of computer and how powerful it is but generally when buying a computer there will be a number for memory and hard drive the memory is how much room your have for open programs/clipboard /files open etc. the more memory the better especially if you multitask 4gb is a good amount the hard drive is storage for files such as music picture documents and programs again the more you can get in your price range the better but focus more on the memory to have a fast computer
How do you use 2TB hard drive?
The same way you would use any hard drive. It must be installed (physically) inside of your computer and then it will be able to save data the same way that amy other hard drive would. The phrase "2TB" refers to how much information is able to be stored on the drive, not what kind of drive it is. A "TB" stands for "Terabyte" which is 1000 Gigabytes (GB).
What type of data does a hard drive hold?
What does a hard drive actually do?The hard drive actually has 3 main functions in a computerThe purpose of the hard drive is to hold for long term storage both the software that runs your computer, called the Operating System, and the software that allows you to do stuff with your computer are called Applications. Windows is an operating system, MS Word is an application.When your computer boots up, it looks in a a specific place on the hard drive, called the boot sector, to find out what kind of computer it is. It then reads the code in the bootstrap and boots into Windows, Unix, Mac OS, OS2, Linux, FreeBSD, BEOS, or whatever operating system is loaded.So the first function of the hard drive is to store the actual code that runs the computer's functions.The second function of the hard drive is to store Applications and their associated files until the User needs to use them. The information on your hard drive is not DOING anything, it just sits there.When you open an application, the computer goes to where the application is stored on the hard drive and moves the required code into your computer's memory. Before you open Word, it is just sitting on the hard drive, inactive. When you open Word, it is loaded into memory and you can actually do something with it..The information in Memory is where the actual doing takes place.There is one more function of a hard drive, and that is to house the swap file, also called virtual memory. While you are using the computer, part of the hard drive is used to move stuff in and out of memory in order to allow the computer into use more memory than it actually has.To do this, the operating system moves inactive code from true memory to the swap file. As an example, If you are writing a document in Word, most of the code for Word will be active in memory. But if you stop using Word and open PhotoShop to fix a picture you are going to use in the document, the operating system, (Windows) will put most of the code for Word into the swap file and load the code for PhotoShop into memory. When you finish in PhotoShop and switch back to Word, the operating system swaps (hence the name) the code in virtual memory (Word) on the hard drive with the code in true memory (PhotoShop)SO, the hard drive serves 3 functions, it contains the boot sector, stores all the software and data that the computer has, and speeds up the computer by housing the swap file.
What is a memory and its types?
Virtual memory Main article: virtual memory Virtual memory is a system where all physical memory is controlled by the operating system. When a program needs memory, it requests it from the operating system. The operating system then decides what physical location to place the memory in. This offers several advantages. Computer programmers no longer need to worry about where the memory is physically stored or whether the user's computer will have enough memory. It also allows multiple types of memory to be used. For example, some memory can be stored in physical RAM chips while other memory is stored on a hard drive. This drastically increases the amount of memory available to programs. The operating system will place actively used memory in physical RAM, which is much faster than hard disks. When the amount of RAM is not sufficient to run all the current programs, it can result in a situation where the computer spends more time moving memory from RAM to disk and back than it does accomplishing tasks; this is known as thrashing. Virtual memory systems usually include protected memory, but this is not always the case.
Why is information stored in some kind of binary format in computers?
Information is stored in some kind of binary format in computers because computer memory is made out of binary digits (bits).
What kind of hard drive does windows xp have?
The type of hard drive depends on the computer, not the operating system.
