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6. What is stored in RAM?
- Programs and data that are currently in use by the CPU
- Documents and files
- Fixed programs and data that are currently in use by the CPU
- Programs and files
7. What does RAM stand for?
- Random Alternative Memory
- Random Access Memory
- Read Access Memory
- Read Alternative Memory
8. Explain why programs do not run directly from secondary storage
- Secondary storage can be removed from the computer
- It is too slow for programs to run directly by the CPU
- It is too small to store all the programs the CPU needs to run
- It is too expensive
9. Explain why an embedded computer must store its program in ROM
- So the contents are not lost when they are being altered
- So the contents are not lost when the power is turned off and so the program cannot be altered
- Because the contents need to be able to be altered
- Because it is a dedicated computer system so it has a specific task
10. What does ROM stand for?
- Random Offset memory
- Read Often Memory
- Read Only Memory
- Random Only Memory
11. Is ROM volatile or non-volatile?
12. Describe how data is actually stored in ROM and RAM
- Stored as binary numbers with a pattern of switches representing the binary
- Stored as binary numbers with a pattern of switches in memory representing the binary numbers
- Stored as binary numbers with a pattern of switches in memory
- Stored as a pattern of switches representing the binary numbers
13. What does volatile mean?
- Contents will be lost when the power turns off
- Contents will not be lost when the power turns off
14. Is RAM volatile or non-volatile?
15. What is firmware?
- An example of volatile software
- Software to control hardware
- An example of volatile hardware
- Hardware to control software
16. What is meant by the term primary storage?
- It is read/write storage.
- Non-volatile (permanent) storage where all data is stored when not in use.
- It is directly connected to the CPU and it is fast enough for programs to be run directly from it.
- There is no direct connection to the CPU