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Reviewing memory requirements - Windows Tutorial
From the course: Computer Components and Peripherals for IT Technicians
Reviewing memory requirements
- Memory is the CPU's playground. It's temporary storage where the processor manipulates data and you do the wonderful things you do with your PC. Memory is called RAM for random access memory. RAM is labeled volatile memory because it requires a constant flow of electricity to maintain its contents. Non-volatile memory is used for computer instructions that don't alter, it goes by various acronyms such as ROM, EPROM, flash memory, and so on. For example, thumb drives, media cards, and solid state drives or SSDs. Use flash memory so that the contents can be stored without power but for working with data in the CPU, RAM is where the action's at. RAM is divided into two categories, DRAM or dynamic random access memory, and SRAM for static random access memory. DRAM is where the computer information is stored and manipulated, SRAM is found in the CPU cache. RAM is installed on the motherboard, a series of memory card…
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