Name ___________________________ Period ________________
Unit 3—Part A: MemoryAssignment
1. Define memory. _______________________________________
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2. RAM stands for _____________________________________________.
3. RAM is the memory that holds data as you ________________________.
4. RAM is volatile. What does Volatile mean? _______________________
5. Many people add __________________________ to their computers to
improve performance when their computer is sluggish.
6. ROM stands for ________________________________________________________________.
7. ROM contains the instructions the computer uses when it ______________________________.
8. ROM is non-volatile. What does non-volatile mean? ___________________________________
9. Define Binary Code. _____________________________________________________________
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10. Binary Code uses just two digits ______ & ______.
11. Each 0 or 1 is called a __________.
12. A combination of eight bits is called a _______________.
13. One byte represents ____________________________________________________________.
14. Kilobyte (KB) = Approximately ________________________________________.
15. Megabyte (MB) = Approximately ______________________________________.
16. Gigabyte (GB) = Approximately _______________________________________.
17. Terabyte (TB) = Approximately _______________________________________.
18. Approximately how many magazine pages (5000 characters per page) would it take to fill one Terabyte of disk
space? ___________________________
19. Petabyte (PB) = Approximately ______________________________________.
20. Exabyte (EB) = Approximately _______________________________________.
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