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What is the contemporary meaning of primary storage?
I've always associated the term "primary storage" with main memory, so memory which can be accessed directly by the CPU and its of the volatile type. The past few days I've been reading some technical ...
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What do letters PC-xxxx in the RAM memory naming stand for?
I have searched online and I did not find a single answer about this question.
I know that the numbers after PC reprsent the bandwidth of the RAM memory module, but my question is what do the letters ...
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Is it technically correct to call hard disk drives or an SSD, also RAM memory types (Random Access Memory) [closed]
In computer jargon, is it correct to call drives of various types (e.g. hard disk, SSD, DVD) a type of random access memory (RAM)?
From what I understand RAM is a device that holds information that ...
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What does fCK (RAM memory speed) stand for?
Looking at the specification of a RAM memory module from Kingston, it says:
800MHz fCK for 1600Mb/sec/pin
What does "fCK" stand for?
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What is “Virtual Single-Channel”?
As seen below (Figure 1), I have two 512MB sticks in alternate slots (one channel) and a 1GB stick in one of the remaining slots (a different channel). This is on an Asus P4P800.
When I boot, it says ...
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Does "core" mean CPU or memory or both?
I was wondering what "core" means? CPU or memory or both?
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