Primary Memory - Word Drop
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Main memory is also called ______, which stands for Random Access Memory. It is the computer's short term store and holds both the ______ and the data of programs that are currently running. When an application is opened, it is copied from secondary storage into main memory.
RAM is ______, which means it can only hold its contents while it has a constant supply of ______. Switching the computer off therefore ______ the contents of RAM, and restarting can fix a fault that was held in memory.
The amount of RAM is measured in ______. A typical desktop or laptop has between 8 and 16 GiB. RAM has a much smaller ______ than almost all secondary storage devices and is more ______ to manufacture.
The ______ processes instructions and must receive them quickly or it will ______. Reading data directly from secondary storage is slow, so programs are moved into main memory first. The CPU can then fetch instructions from RAM much ______.
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