Labels:bench | comic book | hakham | person | poster | sky | tie | windowpane OCR: 5-10 COM PUTER ARCHITECTU RE RAM Functions Why is RAM so important? RAM is the "waiting room' for the computer's processor RAM holds raw data that is waiting to be proce ssed RAM holds the instructions that will process the raw data. RAM also holds processed data before is stored more permanently on disk or tape FOF example when you use personal finance software to balance your checkbook you enter raw data for amounts which held in RAM. The personal finance software sends the instructions to process this data t0 RAM The processor uses the instructions to process the data then sends the resuts back tr RAM From RAM the results can be stored on disk displa ved or printed. In addition to data pue software instructions RAM holds operating system instr tructions that control the basic functions ...
