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Primary Storage: RAM, ROM & Virtual Memory

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Which of the following best describes why a computer needs primary storage?

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Understand the need for primary storage, the differences between RAM and ROM, and how virtual memory extends available memory.

15 slides.

Lesson outline

  1. Prior Knowledge Check
  2. Why Do Computers Need Primary Storage?
  3. RAM - Random Access Memory
  4. ROM - Read Only Memory
  5. Quick Check - RAM vs ROM
  6. RAM vs ROM - Side by Side
  7. Memory Hierarchy
  8. Volatile or Non-Volatile?
  9. What Happens When RAM Fills Up?
  10. Virtual Memory
  11. Virtual Memory - Fill in the Blanks
  12. Explain It - More RAM
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