OS lesson 1 unit 3

central to the operation of a modern computer.

It is a large array of words or bytes, ranging in size from hundreds of thousands to billions and it is a repository of rapidly available information shared by the CPU and I/O devices.

s the place where programs and information are kept when the processor is effectively utilizing them. It is associated with the processor, so moving instructions and information into and out of the processor is extremely fast.

There would be only one memory - the _____ - in an ideal, simple computer.

The fastest type of SRAM is stored in your

store numeric values, which your CPU’s Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) operates on to execute math and logic.

hold values pointing to addresses in memory.

stores small amounts of data so future requests for that data can be served faster

- A memory bank built into the CPU chip. Also known as the "primary cache,"

A memory bank built into the CPU chip, packaged within the same module or built on the motherboard. it feeds the L1 cache, which feeds the processor. its memory is slower than L1 memory