Starting Out With Visual Basic (7th Edition)
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Author: Tony Gaddis, Kip R. Irvine
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1.1, Problem 1.2CP
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Main memory:
- In Main memory or Random Access Memory (RAM), the processing unit directly accesses the data.
- Main memory is volatile, which means the information stored in the memory would be erased when the computer is turned off.
- Main memory has a limited storage capacity...
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Purpose:
- The main role or purpose of main memory is to hold data.
- The only data that is present in the main memory can be manipulated...
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