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AS 2 Fundamentals of Digital Technology

Quick questions on Hardware: memory and storage devices - CCEA A-Level Digital Technology

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State whether RAM is volatile or non-volatile, and what this means. [2 marks]
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Give one situation where a magnetic hard disk is more suitable than a solid state drive. [1 mark]
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Explain why ROM is used to hold a computer's start-up instructions. [2 marks]

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