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... memories . It is customary to state the size of a machine's main memory in terms of 1024 - cell units . ( The value 1024 , being a power of two , is more natural as a unit of measure within a computer than an even 1000. ) The letter K ...
... memories . It is customary to state the size of a machine's main memory in terms of 1024 - cell units . ( The value 1024 , being a power of two , is more natural as a unit of measure within a computer than an even 1000. ) The letter K ...
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... memory cell E1 , while placing Os in the most significant 4 bits of that same cell . 2-6 Computer / Peripheral ... memory cells are identified by addresses . In many machines , ports are actually disguised as memory cells occupying ...
... memory cell E1 , while placing Os in the most significant 4 bits of that same cell . 2-6 Computer / Peripheral ... memory cells are identified by addresses . In many machines , ports are actually disguised as memory cells occupying ...
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... memory technology . Memory Technology Memory techniques used in computers can be divided into two broad categories : volatile and nonvolatile . Volatile means that the memory circuit does not retain the stored information when it is ...
... memory technology . Memory Technology Memory techniques used in computers can be divided into two broad categories : volatile and nonvolatile . Volatile means that the memory circuit does not retain the stored information when it is ...
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