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If by material you mean chemical element, then silicon is the material. Its a group IV metal on the Periodic Table and is a semiconductor. It is also the second most abundant material on earth, with roughly 25 percent of the earths crust being some sort of silicon compound, (oxides and such)
Semiconductors' electrical resistance can be controlled by adding impurities from group III and group V elements from the periodic table. This allows precise control of electrical characteristics from which useful devices such as the Transistor (electrical switch) can be made from.
Switches can either be ON or OFF. This is represented in the computer world as 1 or 0. By combining these electrical switches useful information can be stored in terms of 1s and 0s. A 1 or 0 is called a Bit; a string of eight 1s or 0s is called a byte.
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Which of the following stores and processes data on a computer?
Hardware
Computer hardware stores processes and transmits data in what format?
binary
The physical parts of the computer that store and process data are called?
Hardware
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 stores data and programs while you are using them?
The computer's Random Access Memory (RAM) temporarily stores data and programs while your computer is on.
Where computer stores current data?
RAM
What the raw material to be processed by a computer is called?
data sher
Why do ram access data?
a section of ram where the computer stores copied data
An electric machine that stores and processes data?
A computer.
Which of the following stores and processes data on a computer?
Hardware
What memory of a computer that stores data permanently?
The CPU
If I install this upgrade will I lose any of the material already on my computer?
Upgrades infer that you upgrade the physical components of the computer,rather than any of the data inside it's storage devices.
What does the hard drive do in order to keep the computer functioning?
It stores the data that's on your computer.
What is a computer that stores data for all PC workstations?
The server.
Where does a computer process and stores data?
It uses hardware.
Computer hardware stores processes and transmits data in what format?
binary
What stores and processes data on a computer?
A database management system. (DBMS).
