Duelling Programmers

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Revise Hardware and Software, including defining the part of a computer that carries out instructions, choosing which component only stores data temporarily, choosing which storage keeps data when power is removed and what does volatile memory do when power is off.

This topic covers

• defining the part of a computer that carries out instructions
• choosing which component only stores data temporarily
• choosing which storage keeps data when power is removed
• what does volatile memory do when power is off

Example question types

• answer a short question such as “What is the part of a computer that carries out instructions”
• answer a short question such as “Which component only stores data temporarily”
• answer a short question such as “Which storage keeps data when power is removed”