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8 Cards in this Set
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What type of memory can only hold information when a normal electrical current is present?
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volatile
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What type of memory can hold information even when an electrical current is not present?
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Nonvolatile
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What does DRAM stand for?
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dynamic random access memory
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ROM
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Read-Only Memory
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RAM
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Random Access Memory
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BIOS
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Basic Input/Output System
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What determines the machine's fundamental configuration and environment?
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BIOS
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What feature of a PC stores a copy of certain BIOS instructions in main memory rather than leaving them in a chip?
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Shadow RAM
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