RAM ROM CPU secondary storage
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- 5. This means that if the computer’s power is turned off the contents of RAM disappear and are lost.
- 6. The unit the speed of a CPU is measured in
- 9. What does RAM store?
- 12. Computer memory that holds a small, special piece of software: the 'boot up' program.
- 13. The fastest type of memory. It is located between the CPU and
- 14. An example of optical storage device
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- 1. A peripheral device that can pass date into the computer
- 2. A peripheral device that take data from the computer
- 3. A type of secondary storage media that stores data in the form of tiny magnetised dots
- 4. A type of storage media based on electronic circuits which has no moving parts, and high storage density (high capacity in small volume)
- 7. The part of the computer fetches an instruction from memory, decodes this instruction and then executes it
- 8. A magnetic storage device that is cheap, slow and often used for back up
- 10. The part of the computer that temporarily stores the instructions that the computer is running
- 11. Type of storage that is used to store your personal data on a computer