RAM – Random Access Memory by Logan Rokwild
The word ‘memory’ is commonly used in computer parlance to refer to RAM. When you start an application, say a game, your computer stores some of the data required to make it work in the RAM so that it can be easily and speedily accessed. There are several forms of memory in the computer (for... Similarly, each time a command is entered on the computer, the CPU processes it and instructs the hard drive to load it into the memory. ... Not so long ago, the maximum memory a computer needed was 1 or 2MB (megabytes).

Memory (RAM): Some FAQs by Logan Rokwild
Why should I upgrade my computer’s memory? Upgrading your computer’s memory is probably one of the easiest and cheapest ways of boosting its performance. More memory translates into faster computing. Compare the situation with your own work desk. As your work load increases, so does your paper... When there is a shortage of physical memory, the computer has to use the virtual memory, and this significantly reduces the speed of the system. ... RAM is also known as ‘physical memory’ whereas hard disk memory is called ‘virtual memory’.

Random Access Memory - Computer Energy by Michael Russell
I have spent years operating computers. Going back to the mid seventies I was involved with then the simplest form of computers in which data entry was the skill of the day! It was nothing but a card filled with tiny rectangles that represented machine language numbers. ... From 1975 to 1995 we went from a gigantic computer that only scratched the surface of random access memory, to a small machine that could handle a hard drive and additional memory to run programs that had excess of 16 million bytes of memory.

Buying DDR Memory for Your Computer by Peter Stewart
Many aspects of the personal computer have increased in leaps and bounds in terms of performance and what they are capable of doing. Computer memory, often referred to as Random Access Memory (RAM), has become of greater and greater performance as time has gone on. ... What it does is it puts the memory into pairs, the two pairs together can increase on the performance and speed of the memory by up to 10%. ... Dual channel memory is another recent addition to memory technology. ... Low latency memory comes at a huge price premium, with 512MB of top class memory costing more than some...

5 Facts You Need To Know About SD Cards And How To Get The Best Of Them by Ron Heller
Most of us who are into technology in some way have already heard of the SD memory card. Where SD stands for Secured Data, these tiny cards are a very popular item now days with everyone who is dealing with PDA's, electronic cameras, notebook computers and the like. ... This fact makes the SD memory cards a much faster memory device that the old ones we know. ... The size of the SD memory cards is a mere 24mm by 32mm by 2.1mm. ... Fast data transfer rate - these SD memory cards are a lot faster in terms of transferring data than that old CD.

Computer Memory - Flash Memory by Michael Russell
Flash memory is a form of EEPROM memory, which is Electrically-Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory. It allows more than one location to be written to and erased in just one operation. Flash memory is what is called non-volatile. That means it does not need power to retain the information that... This limits its use to mass storage devices like PC cards and memory cards and makes it much less useful for computer memory. ... The benefits of this type of flash memory over NOR flash memory is that it has faster erase and write times, it's density is higher, and the cost per bit is much lower.

Laptop Computer - Why You Need One More Than Ever by Michael Kohler
People that travel on a regular basis are more than likely in need of having their computer come with. Business professionals, housewives, and students alike sometimes may find themselves feeling naked without their computer. Most of our information today is stored on our computers and to be... There is a variety of different types of memory, and it is important that you choose memory that is compatible with your notebook computer. ... Another thing to consider is the amount of memory that you will have on your computer.

Digital Libraries; Societies Collective Memory by Lance Winslow
Human IQ in the modern carbon bi-pod brain is an interesting study. Indeed, it is failry obvious that we are not all created equal despite our very similar DNA. As modern humans all races are less that .5% different, yet we notice a big difference in IQ throughout the world. ... If you had a problem that needed solving for the betterment of your civilization and you had all the world’s knowledge at your finger tips; that is to say a computer hooked to a system like a World Wide Digital Library, then you would have enhanced your personal knowledge and memory by a million fold.

History of the Computer - Cache Memory Part 2 of 2 by Tony Stockill
(Times and speeds quoted are typical, but do not refer to any specific hardware, merely give an illustration of the principles involved.) Now we introduce a 'high speed' memory with a cycle time of, say 250 nanoseconds between the CPU and the core memory. ... If the main memory is not core, but a slower chip memory, the gains are not as great, but still an improvement. ... Expensive high speed memory is only required for a fraction of the capacity of the cheaper main memory. ... This is high speed (and more expensive) memory compared to DRAM or Dynamic RAM, which is used for system memory.

Flash Card: When Size Really Matters by Robert Thatcher
Few years back, we never really imagined how memory storage would evolve into flash cards we know today. It is ever harder to believe that the tiny rectangular piece of plastic could store thousands of pictures, hundreds of songs, and even movies. Remember few years ago when storing files could... Like flash cards, they are small with large amount of memory capacity. ... And as the years go by, we have received memory storage cards that are as size of post stamps. ... One of the earlier flash cards have the memory capacity not far from floppy drives.