Join 60,000+ competitive exam aspirants
or with email
Your Cart
SubtotalтВ╣0
TotalтВ╣0
Examoogle тАв User тАв info@examoogle.com тАв EE-2024-8821
Chapter 1 of 12 тАв Page 1 of 248ЁЯФТ Protected PDF тАв Watermarked
Join 60,000+ competitive exam aspirants
Which of the following is a volatile memory?
ROM
Hard Disk
RAM
Flash Drive
RAM
RAM (Random Access Memory) is classified as volatile memory because it requires a continuous flow of electricity to maintain the stored information. Once the power supply is interrupted or the computer is turned off, the data stored in RAM is instantaneously lost.
RAM (Random Access Memory) is classified as volatile memory because it requires a continuous flow of electricity to maintain the stored information. Once the power supply is interrupted or the computer is turned off, the data stored in RAM is instantaneously lost.
In the evolution of computing hardware, volatile memory represents the temporal state of data, analogous to the transient nature of executive ordinances under Article 123 of the Indian Constitution, which remain in force only for a limited duration.
Volatile memory loses its data content upon the removal of power.
Non-volatile memory, such as ROM and Hard Disks, retains data even without electricity.
RAM serves as the primary workspace for the CPU to access active applications and operating system processes.
ROM (Read Only Memory) is non-volatile and primarily stores firmware or BIOS instructions that do not change.
Hard Disk Drives and Flash Drives utilize magnetic or flash storage technologies, both of which are non-volatile storage media.
Option A (ROM), Option B (Hard Disk), and Option D (Flash Drive) are all examples of non-volatile storage devices, making them incorrect in the context of volatility.
C is correct тАФ RAM is the only volatile memory type among the choices, requiring constant power to retain stored data.
When studying computer architecture for RRB exams, always categorize storage devices into Primary (Volatile, e.g., RAM) and Secondary (Non-volatile, e.g., HDD, SSD) to quickly identify characteristics in matching-type questions.