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RAM is volatile, which means when you shut your computer off any data that is in RAM will be erased. For instance start typing a letter in word and shut your computer down after typing 2 sentences and do not save it. When you bring it back up the letter will no longer be there because it was not saved to the hard drive, it was in RAM. A flash drive is non-volatile, which means the data stays in the flash drive even if there is not power to it. It's just like a hard drive.
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What is the difference between flash ram and flash rom?
Flash RAM is used for temporary data, such as in a USB drive. Flash ROM is used for bios and system files.
Can data be copied from a flash drive to RAM memory?
yes
Is it possible to use a flash drive instead of physical ram on a computer that doesn't have ram?
No, you can not use a flash drive in place of RAM. Even if you could, it would not be a good alternative to RAM. Flash drives have a much slower data transfer rate, and a longer access time. Even if this were possible, it would drastically slow your computer down. Windows Vista does have the capability to use a flash drive to improve the computer's performance - it is a feature called ReadyBoost. ReadyBoost allows a flash drive to be an intermediary between the RAM and Virtual Memory. Virtual Memory is stored on your hard drive - it is used to swap items stored in RAM that are not being used to speed up the memory access time for things that are being used. Since Flash Drives are usually faster than hard drives, if you have a small amount of memory on your PC, it can speed it up.
What is the difference between memory for DDR2 RAM and DDR3 RAM?
The difference between the memory of the DDR2 RAM and the DDR3 RAM are the capacity that they can hold the DDR3 RAM is more powerful than the DDR2 RAM.
What is the difference between a RAM and RAM?
A Ram is the male sheep. RAM is computer memory.
Which has the largest storage capacity ram flash drive dv or hard disk?
12000000 tb
How do the hard drive and ram work together?
It is not possible to have your hard drive and RAM to work together. This is because they are different types of memory. Flash memory (the kind in hard drives) are made to retain memory for a long time, even after the device has been powered down. RAM is designed to encode memory quickly, and delete it just as fast. Some amount of the total flash memory is lost when information is deleted. If flash worked in the same conditions as RAM the total memory would quickly start to disappear (along with other unspeakably awful things). And you would never be able to load a file after you turned your computer off if RAM worked in the same conditions as Flash. In Windows 7, you can use what is called ReadyBoost. You designate a specific amount of space in a flash drive or SD card and it functions as pseudo RAM memory. It won't make a huge difference, but it'll hold slower changing RAM values while the actual RAM card deals with faster changing information.
How is Flash Ram different from the other types of Ram?
it has the word "Flash" before Ram
Difference between a ram and cmos?
ram is a computer data storage
What is the difference between ram and ddr ram?
It's the same thing.
What is the difference between ram and rom with basis of difference?
Ram reads and writes to memory; but upon interruption of power loses all data. ROM reads only memory, but is not dependent on power. Easy examples of RAM and ROM technology: RAM: RAM or memory of your computer, vram (graphics card ram) need power to be accessed (read or written to). ROM: CD-ROM, DVD-rom are mediums that require no power to be read from. However the disc does need a drive drive needing power to spin the disc and power for the laser to read the binary code. But the individual cells don't need power to keep the data. To some extend a harddrive, flash drive, ssd, BIOS chip, CD-DVD RW's are a mixture between both; can be recorded to, and don't need power to retain the data.
What would give a better increase in performance adding more RAM or adding an equal amount of reserved space on a flash drive?
adding more RAM
