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Your question is a little vague - However... RAM is faster than say, a hard-disk because RAM is made of silicon chips holding thousands of tiny electronic switches which are quicker to access. On a hard-disk - the information has to be found first by reading a 'reference track' which locates the information on the disk - then a read-head has to physically move to that part of the disk.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoRAM and a Hard Drive are two different components of hardware inside a computer. They serve different purposes. The more RAM you may have, the more your computer may be able to do at once where as a hard drive is soley for storing data. The larger a hard drive the more they can store. As you may be ablte to tell, it is quite hard to compare speed with these two, but RAM would be faster as it has no moving parts where as a hard drivew has a circular disk that spins. Hope this answers your question. For any more assistance regarding IT Support, visit my free IT Support website http://smert.webs.com Thomas
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∙ 13y agoRAM. By a long shot.
If a Hard Disk Drive takes 0.013 seconds to read a piece of Which_is_faster_RAM_or_Hard_Disk_Drive, the same piece of data could be read from RAM in 0.000 000 01 seconds.
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∙ 14y agoRAM. By a long shot.
If a Hard Disk Drive takes 0.013 seconds to read a piece of data, the same piece of data could be read from RAM in 0.000 000 01 seconds.
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∙ 11y agoBesacuse cdrom has little space for holdinng data than harddisk
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A memory cache is small amount of RAM that is much faster than the rest of RAM?
A memory cache is small amount of RAM that is much faster than the rest of RAM?
Why is ram needed?
for faster access of memory
Is ram faster than virtual memory?
Virtual memory is memory taken from your HDD and converted into ram. Ram is the actual memory chips installed in the memory modules on your motherboard that are used for running processes,programs(etc.)
What is the small amount of ram that is much faster than the rest of ram?
memory cache
Memory cache is referred to as?
memory cache is a small amount of RAM (referred to as static RAM) that is much faster than the rest of the RAM, which is called dynamic RAM (DRAM).
What is the function of memory slot?
to connect RAM and get faster of the performance of computer.
What allows faster access- RAM ROM or virtual memory a. ROM b. Virtual Memory c. RAM d. All of the above?
rom
What is the purpose of Ram Drive system?
The main purpose of a Ram Drive system to make a computer operate faster. It is a faster type of temporary memory that applications can use instead of RAM.
Will a computer function without ram?
No, a computer uses RAM (Random Axcess Memory) to function. RAM also determines the speed of you're computer; the more RAM the faster he computer.
Why a PC needs to use ram?
Because it's the extra memory that helps the system go faster. RAM stands for Random Access Memory. It's the portion of the computer memory that is called upon to run whatever program you are using at the time. The more RAM a computer has, the faster and better it can run a program.
What is faster sram or dram?
SRAM is faster than DRAM. Because Static RAM requires anywhere from 4 to 6 transistors and some wiring.The memory never has to be refreshed. It's therefore faster than dynamic RAM. Because it has more parts, though it takes up more space on a memory chip, which gives the chip less memory and makes it more expensive.
Is an area of memory that looks and acts like a hard drive but because it is memory it is much faster?
RAM Drive
