Key Words: Memory and Storage

Volatile memory that is used to store data and instructions that are currently being used by the CPU.

• Read Only Memory

• virtual memory

• Random Access Memory

• cloud storage

Non volatile memory that is used to permanently store instructions used to boot up a computer and load the operating system into RAM.

• Random Access Memory

• secondary storage

• virtual memory

• Read Only Memory

When part of the hard drive is used as RAM when the regular RAM is full.

• Random Access Memory

• virtual memory

• Read Only Memory

• defragmentation

Storing and accessing your files over the internet instead of using your computer's own hard drive.

• cloud storage

• data capacity

• fragmentation

• secondary storage

The total amount of data that can be stored on a device like a hard drive or DVD.

• data capacity

• full backup

• cloud storage

• incremental backup

The process of rearranging small fragments of files on a hard drive so that they are closer together and can be accessed quicker.

• defragmentation

• fragmentation

• full backup

• incremental backup

When a solid state drive is dropped it still works because it has no moving parts.

• durable

• portable

• solid state

• flash drive

Another name for a solid state drive that has no moving parts.

• durable

• optical storage

• flash drive

• virtual memory

Over time, because files are moved or deleted, lots of spaces appear between fragments of files on a hard drive causing access times to become slower.

• defragmentation

• incremental backup

• full backup

• fragmentation

When a copy is made of every file on a computer system.

• full backup

• incremental backup

• secondary storage

• storage media