Memory & Storage

Memory & Storage

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Computers

9th - 12th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Computer memory is non-permanent. For this reason, it’s called ___

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volatile memory

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Any data written to storage, like your hard drive, will remain intact even if the power goes out. It’s ___

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non-volatile

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What was the earliest form of computer storage? Options: magnetic core memory, magnetostrictive delay lines, delay line memory, paper punch cards

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paper punch cards

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

By the 1940s, punch cards had largely standardized into a grid of 80 columns and 12 rows, allowing up to ___

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960 bits of data

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The largest program ever punched onto cards, that we know of, was the US Military’s ___

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SAGE Air Defense System

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which form of memory, using liquid filled tubes, was developed by J. Presper Eckert in 1944?

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delay line memory

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which liquid was commonly used to fill the tubes in delay line memory?

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mercury

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