Memory Registers and RAM: Crash Course Computer Science #6

RAM stands for...

• Read And Modify

• Random Access Memory

• Real Address Mode

• Rage Against the Machine

RAM or volatile memory stores information _____________.

• only when you ask it to

• when needed

• only while the power is on

• forever

Persistent memory stores information _____________.

• only when you ask it to

• when needed

• forever

• while the power is off

The OR gate with the output looped back to one of the inputs _________.

• will explode

• will get stuck on a 1

• will get stuck on a 0

• stores a 0 or a 1

The AND gate with the output looped back to one of the inputs _________.

• will explode

• will get stuck on a 1

• will get stuck on a 0

• stores a 0 or a 1

The AND-OR Latch ____________. (select all that apply)

• has two inputs, set and reset

• outputs the stored value

• is basis for all memory

• stores a 0 or a 1

The act of putting data into memory is called ____________.

• storing

• latching

• saving

• writing

The act of getting data out of memory is called ____________.

• reading

• retrieving

• getting

• opening

The Gated Latch has two inputs, ____________.

• Input and Output

• Input and Write Enable

• Data In and Write Enable

• Data In and Output

Multiple Gated Latches in sequence used to store more than one bit at a time is called ____________.

• a register

• a memory bank

• a number

• data storage