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What is the difference between only memory and random access memory?
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∙ 12y ago
Memory on a computer is comprised mainly of the hard drive. The hard drive is comprised of several magnetic discs spinning at high speed. The main advantage of hard drives is that the magnetic receptors hold the binary information even when power is cut and the disks stop moving.
Random Access Memory or RAM is made up of millions of transistors built into microchips. A transistor is a minuscule switch that is triggered by electricity. When the power is cut from the transistors, eventually they loose their charge and revert to their default orientation, therefore erasing any data stored within them.
However, RAM is a lot faster and more efficient than data stored in hard drives. So, when the computer first boots up all that time is spent transferring data from the hard discs to the RAM and vice versa when the computer is turning off. that is why it is so important to shut a computer off properly. During a hard shutdown, power is immediately cut from the system. Therefore any data in the RAM will be lost.
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What are the difference between read only memory and random access memory?
ROM is volatile
Whats the difference between SDRAM and normal ram?
sd ram is synchronous dynamic random access memory, ram is just random access memory
What is the difference between the read only memory and the random access memory in the internal memory unit of a computer?
R.O.M. :SoftwareR.A.M. :Hardware
The main difference between sdram and dram is that dram is?
The main difference between Synchronous random access memory, SDRAM and Dynamic Random Access Memory, DRAM is that SDRAM is synchronous while DRAM is asynchronous. As such, SDRAM is efficient in retrieving and storing data than DRAM.
What does ram mean in computer language?
random access memory
Another name for main memory?
RAM: random access memory
What is MRAM Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory made of?
Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory
What does ram means in computer terms?
Random access memory.
What does a ram stand for?
Random Access Memory
What is the expanded form of RAM?
Random Access Memory.
What the difference between read-only memory and random access memory?
read only memory - information stored on R.O.M is permanent and cannot be deleted, but can only be accessed or read. random access memory-is volatile[rebooted,started up again] all the information that is held in R.A.M will be lost.
What is the difference between ram and the ias?
RAM means Random Access Memory. It's a plugin in to the motherboard for the process to use temporary memory. IAS means Instant access store, It is on the processor chip itself.
