RAM and ROM
Key:
True (Green)
False (Red)
ROM is not volatile.
ROM is used to store the BIOS of a computer.
The data in ROM is easier to change than that in RAM.
RAM is used to store the data the user is currently working on.
Key:
RAM (Purple)
ROM (Pink)
Storing data that user is currently working on.
Storing the system BIOS.
Storing program instructions for computer games.
All computers come with main memory as well as backing storage. Give a reason why the following are needed:
RAM is necessary because it enables users to make changes to data they are currently working on and to store the program or data they are using temporarily.
ROM is essential so that programs or coding or software can be permanently stored, which cannot be changed.
The difference between ROM and RAM is that RAM only temporarily stores data yet ROM permanently stores data. Also, RAM only holds the data that is currently being used by the user and is volatile, meaning the data is lost when the computer is turned off; ROM is non-volatile. Data stored in RAM can be changed but data stored in ROM cannot.
ROM is used to store things such as: BIOS, programs in washing machines and program instructions for games. It is good because programs or coding or software can be stored permanently and cannot be changed.
RAM is used to hold the data that is currently being used by the user and is used to be able to make changes to the data they are working on and to store the program or data they are currently using.
True (Green)
False (Red)
ROM is not volatile.
ROM is used to store the BIOS of a computer.
The data in ROM is easier to change than that in RAM.
RAM is used to store the data the user is currently working on.
Key:
RAM (Purple)
ROM (Pink)
Storing data that user is currently working on.
Storing the system BIOS.
Storing program instructions for computer games.
All computers come with main memory as well as backing storage. Give a reason why the following are needed:
RAM is necessary because it enables users to make changes to data they are currently working on and to store the program or data they are using temporarily.
ROM is essential so that programs or coding or software can be permanently stored, which cannot be changed.
The difference between ROM and RAM is that RAM only temporarily stores data yet ROM permanently stores data. Also, RAM only holds the data that is currently being used by the user and is volatile, meaning the data is lost when the computer is turned off; ROM is non-volatile. Data stored in RAM can be changed but data stored in ROM cannot.
ROM is used to store things such as: BIOS, programs in washing machines and program instructions for games. It is good because programs or coding or software can be stored permanently and cannot be changed.
RAM is used to hold the data that is currently being used by the user and is used to be able to make changes to the data they are working on and to store the program or data they are currently using.