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Read-and-write memory — OCR GCSE Computer Science Definition | GradeGen

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Read-and-write memory

GCSE Computer Science · key term

Read-and-write memory

Definition

Memory whose contents the computer can both retrieve and change during normal operation.

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OCR GCSE Computer Science · J277

Paper 1

Revise: Differences Between RAM and ROM

OCR Computer Science past papers

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