1.2 Memory
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- Created on: 29-02-20 16:31
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2. Is RAM volatile or non-volatile?
- Volatile
- Non-volatile
3. Explain why an embedded computer must store its program in ROM
- So the contents are not lost when the power is turned off and so the program cannot be altered
- So the contents are not lost when they are being altered
- Because it is a dedicated computer system so it has a specific task
- Because the contents need to be able to be altered
4. Explain why programs do not run directly from secondary storage
- It is too small to store all the programs the CPU needs to run
- Secondary storage can be removed from the computer
- It is too slow for programs to run directly by the CPU
- It is too expensive
5. Explain the purpose of RAM in a computer system
- Process instructions from the CPU
- Execute instructions
- Store data and programs that the CPU is using while programs are running
- Temporarily store instructions and data being used by the CPU
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