alleryStart learning →Before semiconductor chips became cost-competitive in the 1970s, which type of main memory was dominant?
ASRAM chips
BOptical discs
CFlash memory
DCore memory
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Core memory
Magnetic-core memory replaced unreliable early methods by 1954 and stayed dominant until semiconductor memory became economical.
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