Why ram called random access memory?

Answer 1

When the Semiconductor technology not in existence there was a usage of magnetic tapes and magnetic drums which were the Sequential access means If you currently at the position of words which is starts from 'A' so if you need to look up the words started from 'Z' then you've to go through all alphabets means b,c,d........y then you'll get your position at 'Z'. It's similar to Audio or Video cassette.....

But the Ram is Random Access means "The ability of a computer to find and go directly to a particular storage location without having to search sequentially from the beginning location"

The human equivalent of random access would be the ability to find a desired address in an address book without having to proceed sequentially through all the addresses.

Answer 2

a hard disk and random access memory (RAM) are two separate components within your standard computer. the RAM is where programs are temporarily loaded to for frequent access. the hard disk is where everything is actually located (i.e. installed programs, the operating system and such.

Answer 3

RAM is an Algorithm for

Random

Access

Memory

This is short term memory used for browsing histories and files which aren't backed up may be saved using RAM.

Answer 4

Random Access Memory

Answer 5

Why hard disk is called random acess medium?

Answer 6

Yes