Primary
Unit of Storage
Other
100
Holds data necessary for the booting of the computer
What is ROM?
100
A ______ is made up of 8 bits and and represents one character.
What is byte
100
Another name for primary storage is ________________
What is Immediate Access Storage
200
Can be edited once after manufacture.
What is PROM (Programmable ROM)
200
The two states of all these devices and are represented by the binary number 0 and 1. They are called ______.
What is Bit
200
In _______ data and instructions are stored, so they are available to the CPU for processing
What is RAM
300
Can be erased several times using ultraviolet rays
What is EPROM(Eraseable Programmable)
300
Can be a letter, number, symbol, punctuation or a space.
What is Character?
300
The ________ has the largest storage capacity.
What is hard disk.
400
Can be erased by an electrical charge
What is EEPROM (Electrically Eraseable Programmable ROM)
400
The amount of words a computer can process in one operation.
What is Word
400
___________ is used to backup large storage capacities but are only allowed in sequential order
What is magnetic tapes
500
It cannot be easily changed
What is Non-Volatile
500
The number of bits in a word
What is word length?
500
__________ is chosen by capacity, access speed, size, portability and cost.
What is storage
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