Case 2 Laura Wants to Buy a New Computer

question 21

Multiple Choice

Case 2 Laura wants to buy a new computer. She is interested in the technical features of RAM, ROM, EEPROM, gigabyte capacity, and speed. She is also concerned with making sure that documents scroll faster, games respond more quickly, and many graphics operations take less time. Laura wants to make sure her computer is faster in her everyday use. What feature is the most important?

• A) EEPROM
• B) hard disk storage
• C) RAM
• D) ROM

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