Question

What does the term “random access” mean in terms of memory?

(a) Any address can be accessed in systematic order

(b) Any address can be accessed in any order

(c) Addresses must be accessed in a specific order

(d) Any address can be accessed in reverse order

I had been asked this question in my homework.

This question is from Read Only Memory (ROM) topic in division Memory Devices of Digital Circuits

Answer 1

The correct option is (b) Any address can be accessed in any order

Easy explanation: “Random access” mean which can be accessed randomly and in other words any address can be accessed in any order.