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DRAM - Dynamic Random Access Memory
It's dynamic meaning temporary - changes in electrical current are faster than changes in a magnetic surface, so memory based on just electrical current flow is quite a bit faster than floppy or hard drive memory. Memory chips have a very large number of 'virtual' capacitors each can have either voltage or not; 0 = none, 1 = voltage. These capacitors are small and fast enough that they are 10 to 1000 times faster than any magnetic media (harddrives) - BUT they rely on a charge being held in the capacitors: turn off the power, voltage drains off the mini-capacitors i.e. the data is lost. Note: memory could be set to hold the charge a lot longer but the higher the charge (longer it will hold after powered down) the longer switching it on and off will take, thereby negating any reason to use it instead of magnetic media.
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What does a computer remember?
ROM is memory the computer will remember. RAM is memory the computer will loss when you turn off the computer.
Is it a main memory of a computer is just a temrary memory?
yes.. it losses data as you turn off your computer..
What is the different between volatile and non volatile?
Volatile memory is temporary memory that is lost when then computer is shut off (RAM). Non-volatile is permanent memory that that holds its data even when the computer is shut off (ROM, NVRAM). Volatile memory is memory that disappears after you turn off your computer RAM is a big example of that because all the memory on RAM disappears after you turn off your computer. Non-Volatile memory is memory that even if you turn off your computer it will still be there. A huge example of that is hard drive memory. volatile= disappears after the computer is turned off Non-Volatile= never disappears.
If you turn the computer off the information in the computer's memory will be?
True
What is a Random Access Memory (RAM)?
??? WHA???Why would you think you need one? Every time you turn off your computer, RAM forgets everything. It's referred to as "volatile memory" because the power switch erases RAM every time the computer shuts down.
What is the part of a computer that can read and write but forgets everything when you turn off the computer?
It is called random access memory (RAM), or simply memory.
What does it mean to reboot a CPU?
Reboot is computer talk for turn off the computer and turn it back on. It helps reset the memory and other processes.
How do you clear the ram in Windows 7?
Whatever do you mean with "clearing the RAM"? - RAM memory is cleared every time you turn the computer off.
How do you boot windows 7 from a memory stick?
To boot Windows 7 from a memory stick, insert the memory stick into a USB drive on the powered off the computer. Turn the computer on and it should boot from the memory stick.
What is a Random Access Memory 'RAM' cleaner?
??? WHA???Why would you think you need one? Every time you turn off your computer, RAM forgets everything. It's referred to as "volatile memory" because the power switch erases RAM every time the computer shuts down.
What is the most effective way of completely clearing computer RAM memory?
Turn it off and then back on. RAM is temporary memory that needs a continued electrical charge to retain it's information, so once you turn it off, the memory is wiped from the RAM.
What are the functions for R.A.M?
RAM - Random Access Memory, stores your working data on the computer. These are applications running on the computer, and everything that you do while on a computer. What happens when you turn your computer off?ITS GONE.After you shut down your computer all that memory is lost.
