MEMORY OF COMPUTER: DETAILED EXPLANATION INTRODUCTION MEMORY IN A COMPUTER IS THE MOST ESSENTIAL COMPONENT THAT STORES DATA, INSTRUCTIONS, AND INFORMATION TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY. IT ACTS AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU) AND THE STORAGE DEVICES, ENSURING SMOOTH DATA PROCESSING AND RETRIEVAL. WITHOUT MEMORY, A COMPUTER CANNOT PERFORM ANY OPERATION. COMPUTER MEMORY IS BROADLY CATEGORIZED BASED ON ACCESS TIME, CAPACITY, COST, AND VOLATILITY . IT DETERMINES THE PERFORMANCE AND EFFICIENCY OF THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. TYPES OF COMPUTER MEMORY COMPUTER MEMORY IS MAINLY DIVIDED INTO PRIMARY MEMORY AND SECONDARY MEMORY , AND ALSO INCLUDES CACHE MEMORY AND VIRTUAL MEMORY AS SPECIAL TYPES. 1. PRIMARY MEMORY (MAIN MEMORY) PRIMARY MEMORY IS DIRECTLY ACCESSIBLE BY THE CPU. IT IS FAST BUT LIMITED IN SIZE AND VOLATILE IN NATURE, MEANING DATA IS LOST WHEN POWER IS TURNED OFF. CHARACTERISTICS: HIGH SPEED LIMITED STORAGE CAPACITY VOLATILE (T...
PRINTER A SHORT SUMMARY TITLE: THE EVOLUTION OF PRINTERS: FROM DOT MATRIX TO 3D PRINTING INTRODUCTION: PRINTERS HAVE UNDERGONE A REMARKABLE EVOLUTION SINCE THEIR INCEPTION, TRANSFORMING FROM SIMPLE DOT MATRIX MACHINES TO SOPHISTICATED 3D PRINTING MARVELS. THIS ARTICLE DELVES INTO THE HISTORY, TYPES, WORKING PRINCIPLES, AND FUTURE TRENDS OF PRINTERS, SHOWCASING THEIR PIVOTAL ROLE IN SHAPING MODERN SOCIETY. 1. A GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY: · THE INVENTION OF THE PRINTING PRESS BY JOHANNES GUTENBERG IN THE 15TH CENTURY REVOLUTIONIZED THE DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE. · THE EMERGENCE OF MECHANICAL PRINTERS IN THE 19TH CENTURY LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR MODERN PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES. · THE ADVENT OF ELECTRONIC PRINTERS IN THE MID-20TH CENTURY MARKED A SIGNIFICANT LEAP FORWARD IN PRINTING CAPABILITIES. 2. ...