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In the broadest terms, it holds both instructions (computer programs) and user data. Programs might include the operating system, games, an antivirus and a firewall program, office programs, etc.; data might include a document you are working on, images, music, etc. In all cases, long-term storage is on a hard disk or similar device - hard disks are common in the case of personal computers. The RAM temporarily holds information that has been "loaded" or "opened".

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What are the Access data types and how they are used?

In Access and in databases in general each field in a database table is of a certain data type. The data type determines what type of data a field can hold. A field of the text data type can hold text, a field of the number data type can hold numbers and a field of the data/time data type can hold date and time values.Access actively checks what type of data is entered into a field and Access will disallow the entry of data into a field that doesn't conform to the field's data type. Access won't allow you to put text into a field of the Number data type, for example.So, data types are a way to restrict the entry of data into a field. Internally, the database uses different strategies for the storage and retrieval of different data types.


Can Array List in java hold different data types?

No, we cant hold different data types in an Array. But using Array List we can hold any data type as a Object. But you need iterate that values as a Object and again you need to convert those values into the different data types accordingly.


What memory on a computer can be easily lost?

Memory that requires power to maintain it is "volatile memory" and includes RAM. RAM is random access memory, and, to keep it simple, the data put in RAM by the microprocessor is lost when power to the RAM is interrupted. That's like when the machine is shut down or loses power. Data stored in RAM "disappears" if the memory is not "kept alive" by the power supply. RAM is not designed to "hold" data when the machine powers off. Computers don't rely on RAM to "remember" what is in it at shut down. When the machine boots up next work cycle, RAM is reloaded with what the microprocessor wants in it to support operations.


How char data type is represented in the memory?

The char data type is a single 16-bit, unsigned Unicode character. It ranges from 0 to 65,535. They are not integral data type like int, short etc. i.e. the char data type can't hold the numeric values. The syntax of declaring a char type variable is shown as:char caps = 'c';


What data type is age?

integer data type

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Memory is a type of chip that requires no power to hold data?

RAM


What is the total amount of RAM on the router?

A router does not have RAM. A router distributes data. The router does not hold data nor does it process data.


How much data can RAM hold?

18 terabytes


State three types of data stored in RAM?

Three types? Where did you hear this from? There is only one way RAM stores data. Data is not a type. RAM stores information in binary form. There are microscopic capacitors in the RAM chips which either store a charge (on, 1) or have no charge (off, 0). But RAM can hold all kinds of information that a computer uses. It can hold CPU instructions, hard disk information, graphics data, text, numbers, decimals, etc.


What does RAM and ROM have in common?

Both hold stores data


Is RAM stored directly on the CPU?

No. RAM is a type of memory, not data.


Is RAM stored directly on CPU?

No. RAM is a type of memory, not data.


What is the type of data that a particular field is designed to hold?

Data type.


Is any long-term data stored on ram?

Not unless you power it permanently. RAM can only store data as long the power is turned on.


How many bytes of data can 32 MB of RAM store?

A stick of 512 megabytes of RAM can hold about 512 megabytes of data. It cannot, however, store it for long because it is volatile and is not designed to store data.


What is memory(RAM)?

ddr3 is a type of ram you would find on the motherboard of a computer. only motherboards that are manufactured for ddr3 ram will hold ddr3 ram.


What memory is RAM?

ddr3 is a type of ram you would find on the motherboard of a computer. only motherboards that are manufactured for ddr3 ram will hold ddr3 ram.