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What is primary storage?

Memory in computers

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In Von Neumann architecture, what is primary storage needed for?

  • To store programs that are currently running that need to be accessed by the CPU

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What are two examples of primary storage?

RAM

ROM

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What are features of RAM?

  • It can be read from and written to

  • Can access any part of memory in the same amount of time

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What does RAM normally store?

  • Operating system

  • Software in use

  • Data which the software is using

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What does ROM store?

  • Data that needs to be permanently held in memory

  • the initial program that is run when the computer is turned on - Bootstrap Loader

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What are the characteristrics of ROM?

  • Read-only

  • Non-volatile

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