Name ___________________________ Period ________________

Unit 3—Part A: MemoryAssignment

1. Define memory. _______________________________________

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2. RAM stands for _____________________________________________.

3. RAM is the memory that holds data as you ________________________.

4. RAM is volatile. What does Volatile mean? _______________________

5. Many people add __________________________ to their computers to

improve performance when their computer is sluggish.

6. ROM stands for ________________________________________________________________.

7. ROM contains the instructions the computer uses when it ______________________________.

8. ROM is non-volatile. What does non-volatile mean? ___________________________________

9. Define Binary Code. _____________________________________________________________

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10. Binary Code uses just two digits ______ & ______.

11. Each 0 or 1 is called a __________.

12. A combination of eight bits is called a _______________.

13. One byte represents ____________________________________________________________.

14. Kilobyte (KB) = Approximately ________________________________________.

15. Megabyte (MB) = Approximately ______________________________________.

16. Gigabyte (GB) = Approximately _______________________________________.

17. Terabyte (TB) = Approximately _______________________________________.

18. Approximately how many magazine pages (5000 characters per page) would it take to fill one Terabyte of disk

space? ___________________________

19. Petabyte (PB) = Approximately ______________________________________.

20. Exabyte (EB) = Approximately _______________________________________.