6-5 Cengage (English) F.o.C.

CMOS

Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor

How much is a nanosecond?

It is one billionth of a second.

What is the most common type of volatile memory?

RAM

Firmware

ROM chips which contain permanently written data, instructions, or information, such as a computer or mobile device's start-up instructions.

This role of memory to store both data and programs is known as the ______ _________ _______.

Stored program concept.

DIMM

The pins on this memory module are on opposite sides of the circuit board and do not connect which forms two forms of contacts.

How many memory cache levels are there?

There are four levels of this that can be found in devices.

Dynamic RAM

These chips must be reenergized constantly or they lose their contents.

Static RAM

These types of RAM chips are faster and more reliable than any variation of other chips.

Memory

This consists of electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed by the processor, data needed by those instructions, and the results of processing the data (information).

What does RAM consist of?

This consists of memory chips that can be read from and written to by the processor and other devices

What does memory cache do?

This helps speed the processes of the computer because it stores frequently used instructions and data.

Cache

This is a temporary storage area.

Advanced Transfer Cache

This is a type of L2 cache built directly on the processor chip.

Flash Memory

This is a type of nonvolatile memory that can be erased electronically and rewritten.

Address

This is a unique number that identifies the location of a byte in memory.

Gigabyte

This is equal to approximately 1 billion bytes.

Access Time

This is the amount of time it takes the processor to read data, instructions, and information from memory.

SIMM

This memory module has pins on opposite sides of the circuit board that connect together to form a single set of contacts.

ROM

This refers to memory chips storing permanent data and instructions.

Nonvolatile Memory

This type of memory keeps its contents when turned off.

Volatile Memory

This type of memory loses its contents when turned off.