Answer by doug65536 for How is a byte(s) loaded from a secondary-storage...
A "bit" of memory is simply a circuit that stays one if you set it to one, and stays zero if you set it to zero.Bits don't "occupy memory", they are the values stored in the memory circuits.There are...
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Your core question seems to be this: "how can a bit be moved to where another already is?"You can think of a bit as a switch that is either in the "0" position or the "1" position. You can think of...
View ArticleAnswer by sawdust for How is a byte(s) loaded from a secondary-storage device...
If RAM's ICs contain bits stored in capacitors sitting there, ...RAM (Random Access Memory) is a general term, but you are using it in a specific way.In general computers have used three main types of...
View ArticleAnswer by Daniel R Hicks for How is a byte(s) loaded from a secondary-storage...
Understand that a "bit" is not a real physical entity, it is a "state" of the memory cell. A given memory cell can have a value of 0 or 1, and that is a bit.When data is "moved" into memory, what that...
View ArticleAnswer by LawrenceC for How is a byte(s) loaded from a secondary-storage...
A memory write operation will change existing bits to a desired state. There is no such thing as "unset" bits, they are at all times 0 or 1. What about on power up? Generally will be a random state,...
View ArticleAnswer by rivimey for How is a byte(s) loaded from a secondary-storage device...
I can see you're quite confused. :-)First, code is data, it is just data that has a specific meaning to the processor[1].Second, the "bits" are charge levels moving like piped water along the wires of...
View ArticleHow is a byte(s) loaded from a secondary-storage device in to RAM upon...
This has been on my mind today.If RAM's ICs contain bits stored in capacitors sitting there, how can you pull bits from somewhere and put them where something already is?For example, on bootup, I'll be...
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