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Storage and Memory

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  • 11 questions
  • 37 marks
  • about 35 minutes
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Question types: multiple choice, label the diagram, true or false, ordering, sorting.

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RAM is a type of memory found inside computers and smartphones. What is RAM primarily used for?

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About this resource

RAM vs ROM, primary vs secondary storage, the speed ladder (RAM, SSD, HDD, cloud storage), storage units (bit, byte, KB, MB, GB, TB), and choosing storage for a purpose.

15 slides.

Lesson outline

  1. Hook — Two Numbers
  2. Do Now — Retrieval
  3. Keywords for This Lesson
  4. Primary Storage — RAM and ROM
  5. Hinge Check — RAM or ROM?
  6. The Speed Ladder — Fast and Small to Slow and Big
  7. Task 1 (guided) — Climb Down the Ladder
  8. Secondary Storage — Keeping Files for Good
  9. Task 2 (semi-guided) — Primary or Secondary?
  10. Storage Units — How We Measure Data
  11. Hinge Check — Ordering Units
  12. Task 3 (semi-guided) — How Many Songs?
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