Computer Fundamentals - Engineering

Q1:

Which of the following memories contains a thin film of magnetic material sandwitched between two permanent bias magnets?

A ROM

B Magnetic disk

C Core memory

D Bubble memory

E None of the above

ANS:C - Core memory

Magnetic-core memory (core memory) :was the predominant form of RAM memory in b/n 1955 and 1975.

Core uses tiny magnetic rings through which wires are threaded to write and read information.