Primary Storage

• Primary storage


  Often known as RAM. It holds data, programs and instructions currently in use
• Volatile memory


  Data you lose when you turn the computer off (RAM)
• Non volatile memory


  Keeps its contents when the computer is turned off. (ROM)
• ROM contains


  BIOS and Bootstrap. Needed to load the operating system and start the computer
• Virtual memory


  Is the use of secondary storage when primary memory runs out (RAM)
• Virtual memory is slow