Practice - Memory technologies
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Practice Questions
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What is the main difference between onboard and outboard memory?
💡 Hint: Consider where each type of memory is physically located.
Define volatile memory.
💡 Hint: Think about RAM and what happens to data when a computer shuts down.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What type of memory allows data retrieval in a specific order only?
💡 Hint: Think about how you would listen to songs on a cassette tape.
True or False: All memory types are volatile.
💡 Hint: Consider examples of memory that do and do not lose information when powered off.
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Challenge Problems
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A computer has 8GB of RAM (SRAM) with an access time of 1 nanosecond and uses a hard drive with 500GB capacity and an access time of 20 milliseconds. Calculate the time it would take to fetch a data packet of 1GB from the hard drive compared to the RAM.
💡 Hint: Remember to convert units for accurate comparisons.
Analyze and draft a comparison chart of volatile and non-volatile memories showing examples, characteristics, and use cases for each type.
💡 Hint: Ensure each characteristic directly compares the two types of memory.
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