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Memory
The term memory, is used to discribe several different things, and is called several things.
There are several kinds of memory, RAM(Random Access Memory), ROM(Read Only Memory),
CACHE.They have different uses. RAM, or Random Access Memory, is the memory that the computer uses to store the programs
that are running, and the data that the program uses. ROM or Read Only Memory is the memory that the computer stores the
instructions that tell the hardware how to work. Cache is the memory that the computer uses to access the storage, to make
retriaval faster. and that the processor, (or the brain of the computer) uses to access the data faster. There are several
different types of memory in use today, SDram, DDR, PC3200, PC3000, etc. it comes in DIMM or Dual Inline Memory Module
configuration of different sizes, and speeds. They are not interchangeable.
The Term Memory The term memory is often misused, people often call the hard drive memory,
it is not memory, it is storage. Think of the hard drive as a filing cabinet, and memory as a desktop. The more storage or the bigger
the hard drive, the more files you can store. The more memory you have is like having a bigger desktop, you can have more files open,
and programs will run faster. |
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