Memory & Storage

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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Computer memory is non-permanent. For this reason, it’s called ___
Back
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 ___
Back
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
Back
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 ___
Back
960 bits of data
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
The largest program ever punched onto cards, that we know of, was the US Military’s ___
Back
SAGE Air Defense System
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which form of memory, using liquid filled tubes, was developed by J. Presper Eckert in 1944?
Back
delay line memory
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which liquid was commonly used to fill the tubes in delay line memory?
Back
mercury
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