revised 01/18/99; 01/16/00

CHAPTER 3 --- Computer Memory

Recall from chapter one that the major hardware components of a computer system are:

Processor
Main memory
Secondary memory devices
Input/output devices

This chapter looks at main and secondary memory.

Chapter Topics:

Bits and Bytes.
Kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes.
Main memory and addresses.
Secondary memory.
Files.

QUESTION 1:

(Educated Guess: ) If you bought a new computer, about how much main memory would you expect it to have: 128 bytes, 64 kilobytes, 4 megabytes, or 64 megabytes?

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