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Application Software
The software that are designed to perform some specific type of jobs on a computer are called
Application software.
Paint, Tux Paint and Windows Media Player are examples of application software.
Paint Tux Paint Window Media Player
Tech Fact
Some other types of operating systems are LINUX and MacOS.
MEMORY
The storage space in a computer is called memory. The data and instructions that are entered
into the computer using input devices are stored inside the memory. There are two types of
memory: Primary memory and Secondary memory.
Memory
Primary Secondary
Memory Memory
Primary Memory
This is the main memory of a computer. CPU can directly access this memory. It is fixed on the
motherboard of a computer. Primary memory is further divided into two types:
1. Random Access Memory (RAM) 2. Read-only Memory (ROM)
Random Access Memory (RAM)
RAM is a temporary memory. The information stored in this memory
is lost when the computer is turned off. That’s why it is also called
volatile memory. It stores data and instructions given by the user RAM
and also the results produced by the computer temporarily.
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