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Question | Answer |
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What is BIOS | a type of ROM that is used by the computer to establish when the computer first powers on. |
What is ROM? | long term info the computer uses again and again doesn’t accept new info change NOT be changed |
What is RAM? | short term accepts new info for temporary storage |
BIOS | basic input/output system |
ROM | read only memory |
RAM | Random access memory |
Caching | Storing of frequently used data in extremely fast RAM that connects directly to the CPU |
Virtual memory | Space on a hard disk used to temporarily store data and swap it in and out of RAM as needed |
Flash memory | Solid state storage device retains data even after computers is turned off |
Kilobyte KB | One pagedouble-spaced text document is roughly 2o KB in size |
Megabyte MB | Memory is measured in today most computers come with at least 128 MB worth of memory |
Gigabyte GB | Hard drives and DVD are measured in GB hard drives are now mostly 120 GB+ |