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Which component is 'volatile', meaning it loses everything stored in it the moment the power is switched off?

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Computing — Inside the Machine, Lesson 2. Open the box: the CPU, RAM, motherboard, storage (SSD and HDD), PSU and GPU — what each one does, and why unsaved work in RAM is lost when the power goes off.

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Lesson outline

  1. Hook — The Vanishing Essay
  2. Do Now — Retrieval
  3. Keywords for This Lesson
  4. Open the Case — Seven Parts
  5. What Each Part Does
  6. Task 1 (guided) — Label the Parts
  7. The CPU and RAM — Brain and Desk
  8. Hinge Check — The Vanishing Essay
  9. RAM vs Storage — Fast or Big?
  10. Power, Pictures and Connections
  11. Task 2 (semi-guided) — Match the Part to the Job
  12. Task 3 (independent) — Which Part Is Responsible?
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