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Total cards: 9•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

What does RAM stand for?

Back (Answer)

Random Access Memory

#2
Front (Question)

What is RAM?

Back (Answer)

RAM is the type of memory used as the computer’s main memory

#3
Front (Question)

What do people sometimes mean when they say RAM?

Back (Answer)

Main memory

#4
Front (Question)

Is the “random” is random access memory actually random?

Back (Answer)

No, it refers to the fact that data may be written anywhere in that memory space at any time.

#5
Front (Question)

When does memory space become available?

Back (Answer)

When files are deleted.

#6
Front (Question)

True of false? Space can be reused.

Back (Answer)

True

#7
Front (Question)

What happens when a program is to be executed?

Back (Answer)

When a program is to be executed it has to be loaded from the hard disk into main memory so that the processor can access the instructions

#8
Front (Question)

What is the main purpose of RAM?

Back (Answer)

The main purpose of RAM is to acts as temporary storage for programs and data while the program is being executed

#9
Front (Question)

Why doesn’t the processor get the instructions straight from the hard disk?

Back (Answer)

It is about access speed. Reading and writing to a hard disk is very slow compared to the speed of the processor and main memory