Week 10
Computer data conversion
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN REGISTERS AND
MAIN MEMORY
The differences between registers and main memory are listed below:
Register Main memory
1. Register is located inside the Main memory is located outside
processor. the processor.
2. Operations with register are faster Operation is slow as it is not
since it is directly accessed by the directly accessed by CPU.
CPU.
3. Register are temporary storage in Main memory holds the program
the CPU which holds data the instructions and data the program
processor is currently working on. requires.
4. Registers are set aside for certain Main memory are basically for
tasks; these generally include a holding the job currently being
program counter, stack and flags. worked on.
5. Registers are very small but are Main Memory is much larger but
extremely fast not as fast as the registers.
6. It holds data temporarily. It holds information / data
permanently.
7. It serves as assistance to the main It does not assist.
memory.
8. It is an extremely fast and It is much cheaper.
expensive form of computer
memory.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN REGISTER AND MAIN
MEMORY
, The differences between register and main memory are shown below:
Storage Speed Storage Relative
Capacity Cost
Register Fast Very slow Very high
Main Very fast Low and High
moderate
Memory
DATA TRANSFER
WHAT IS DATA TRANSFER?
Data transfer is the amount of digital information that moves from one
computer or a device to another computer or a device within a given period
of time.
Computer data conversion
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN REGISTERS AND
MAIN MEMORY
The differences between registers and main memory are listed below:
Register Main memory
1. Register is located inside the Main memory is located outside
processor. the processor.
2. Operations with register are faster Operation is slow as it is not
since it is directly accessed by the directly accessed by CPU.
CPU.
3. Register are temporary storage in Main memory holds the program
the CPU which holds data the instructions and data the program
processor is currently working on. requires.
4. Registers are set aside for certain Main memory are basically for
tasks; these generally include a holding the job currently being
program counter, stack and flags. worked on.
5. Registers are very small but are Main Memory is much larger but
extremely fast not as fast as the registers.
6. It holds data temporarily. It holds information / data
permanently.
7. It serves as assistance to the main It does not assist.
memory.
8. It is an extremely fast and It is much cheaper.
expensive form of computer
memory.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN REGISTER AND MAIN
MEMORY
, The differences between register and main memory are shown below:
Storage Speed Storage Relative
Capacity Cost
Register Fast Very slow Very high
Main Very fast Low and High
moderate
Memory
DATA TRANSFER
WHAT IS DATA TRANSFER?
Data transfer is the amount of digital information that moves from one
computer or a device to another computer or a device within a given period
of time.
