What is main memory? How does it differ from registers?
- What is main memory? How does it differ from registers?
- List at least five types of resources that computers on a local area network or wide area network can share.
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Main memory, also known as RAM (Random Access Memory), is a type of computer memory that is used to store data and instructions that are currently in use by the computer. It is a volatile memory, which means that the data stored in main memory is lost when the computer is turned off.
Main memory is organized into a series of memory cells, each of which can hold a certain amount of data. These cells are accessed by the CPU (Central Processing Unit) through a memory address that specifies the location of the data in memory. The CPU can read or write data to any location in main memory, making it a random access memory.
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