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RAM is called Random Access Memory. It is temporary storage and loses all of its data if the electricity is cut off to it. For example, if you open Microsoft Word, that program is loaded into RAM so that your CPU can access it faster. Now if you are typing away and have not saved your work and the computer shuts off then you will have lost everything you typed. Thus, temporary storage. On the other hand, hard drives hold data forever until you delete the data.
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∙ 12y agoThe Hard drive space is used to store all the information in the computer for the operating system or user.
RAM(random access memory) is spontaneous memory that only holds specific information that computer needs at that specific time. Therefore RAM must be faster that the Harddrive in order for the CPU to use it.
the order of things CPU(cache) - RAM - Harddrive or Solidstatedrive
neither is better, but the RAM memory is faster than the hard drive but RAM memory is deleted the moment you end a program or turn off the computer.
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How can you install more memory on a iMac no not ram but memory?
You will need to take your iMac apart and replace the hard drive. A better solution is to connect an external hard drive to your Mac via the Firewire port.
What is a specific location in a on a storage medium?
Hard drive and radom acces memory (HD+RAM) Hard drive and radom acces memory (HD+RAM) Eric Nerd
What are the 2 types internal memory?
The RAM (random access memory) and the HDD (hard disk drive).
What is meant by the term virtual memory?
Virtual memory is referring to the RAM and the temporary space used on the hard drive. The other definition is the file on the hard drive used to simulate RAM.
Is an area of memory that looks and acts like a hard drive but because it is memory it is much faster?
RAM Drive
What is a another name for a primary storage?
RAM
What is the relationship between RAM and a Hard Drive?
RAM(random access memory) speeds up a computer's speed when it comes to performing tasks, a hard drive enables it to do hard tasks easily.
What stores memory on the hard drive?
Perhaps you are referring to Virtual RAM.
What is memory stored on the hard drive?
Perhaps you are referring to Virtual RAM.
Difference between virtual memory and RAM?
Answer(Techsupport)Resolution: RAM and virtual memory are two different things. Virtual memory allows you to use a portion of your hard drive as though it were RAM. Your hard drive is up to 100 times slower than RAM, so virtual memory is much slower than RAM. When you upgrade your RAM, you can reduce or eliminate the use of virtual memory. Upgrading RAM makes memory available to complete tasks previously handled by virtual memory.
Can you convert hard drive memory to RAM'?
Yes you can if you don't have enough ram for a operation but it is extremely slow.
Is cache memory equal to virtual memory?
No! ; Cache memory is integrated in the CPU. Virtual memory is a part of the hard drive that the OS use as ram memory, when running out of real ram memory.
