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INTRODUCTION
• Hello everyone its me Siffat Fatima from
Grade:7C
Today I am here to present on the topic:
Computer Memory What is Computer Memory? 1. Computer memory, device that is used to store data or programs (sequences of instructions) on a temporary or permanent basis for use in an electronic digital computer. Computers represent information in binary code, written as sequences of 0s and 1s. 2. Memory refers to the electronic components used by computers to store data and instructions that can be accessed quickly by the processor Primary memory It is the memory that the CPU can access directly. It is volatile (it will lose its contents if power is turned off). Secondary memory It is computer memory that is non-volatile, persistent and not immediately accessible by a computer or processor. It sometimes termed auxiliary storage, refers to the storage of data that is not accessed frequently as the data in primary storage . Primary memory Secondary memory The CPU can directly access the The CPU cannot directly access the primary memory. secondary memory.
Primary memory is usually referred Secondary memory is usually
to as in internal memory. referred to as auxiliary memory. Primary memory is always volatile. Secondary memory is always non- volatile. Most modern personal computers Secondary memory can be as large have RAM between 512 MB and 8 as a disk with a capacity of 4 TB. GB.