Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Data Structures (4th Edition) (What's New in Computer Science)
Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Data Structures (4th Edition) (What's New in Computer Science)
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ISBN: 9780134787961
Author: Tony Gaddis, Godfrey Muganda
Publisher: PEARSON
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Volatile Memory:

The “RAM” is one type of volatile memory, which is used to store the data temporarily when a program is executing.

When executing the computer program, the main memory stores a computer program and also data of the program.

  • Memory is the chip which is located on the motherboard or Central Processing Unit (CPU).
  • It is also known as “RAM” or “Random Access Memory”, because the CPU can easily access the stored data in RAM...

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