I-RAM, M-RAM: Good Bye to Hard Drives? by Marcelo Reyes
A couple of weeks ago, one of my lab associates made a comment about the advantages of the I-RAM and its speed with respect to the hard drive. What is an I-RAM? I asked. Simple. They are a bank of DDR memories that are used as a hard drive. They are powered through a PCI port and use a SATA... Different to conventional Technologies of RAM memory chips, the data is not stored by electrical charges of current flow, but by means of magnetic storage elements. ... For now, the first designs allow the creation of a memory bank of up to 4GB in storage capacity.

Mp3 Players : Flash-Hard Drive Which One Was Made For Your Music? by Daryl Plaza
The evolution of the mp3 format has allowed us to compress music files also known as (mpeg-1 audio layer 3 file) so that we can store and take our music anywhere in great amounts. Here is a comparison of the 2 so you can decide which mp3 player storage style is best for you. ... Hard Drive mp3 players This type of storage is for the serious person who would like to have all their cd collection on one storage device. ... Flash mp3 players Flash memory (non-volatile memory) means any information or music stored on it is less accessible to loss.

Digital Camera Storage Media by Charlie Vuong
When someone buys a new digital camera for recreational purposes, they rarely look at the type of storage media the camera supports. How important is the storage media, exactly? Well, it's where your pictures are stored, so it must be pretty important! ... They have better value and are better priced than flash memory, but flash memory has more space and storage. ... A memory card with at least 512MB-1GB storage is highly recommended to replace the stock memory card the camera packaging includes.

Why Do I Need Photo Compression Software? by Scott Heath
Like time in a bottle, our photographs are memories of moments forever captured. In conventional cameras, chemical and mechanical processes captured images on film. To email a picture taken on film to a friend, the film needs to be developed into individual photos, and the photo then has to be... However, digital images take up a tremendous amount of memory space on our computers, which can slow down application processes and make our computers run much more slowly. ... Storing your photos this way takes up less space than photo albums or box files, but still requires physical space for...

USB Flash Drive for Data Storage by Kathryn Lang
USB storage may just be a bunch of letters to many folks, but this acronym is making an impact in many more people’s lives. It is also making an impact in Hollywood, both on the small screen and the big screen. The entertainment industry is merging with the technology industry when it comes to... Unlike other types of data storage, the USB flash drive storage does not have a write-protection mechanism. ... These tiny memory keepers are much more durable than the portable storage systems of the past (like compact discs and floppy discs).

What To Look For When Buying A Digital Camera by Ricky Lim
It seems that every month, there is a new digital camera on the market claiming to be the best digital camera. Much like cell phones, there seems to be a lot of features in today’s digital cameras. So how do you know which is the best and which one is suitable for you? ... Regardless of which type of memory card you use, be sure to get a sufficient large storage memory card. ... The difference is the type of memory card used and the storage capacity of the card. ... 4) Memory Card Almost all digital cameras have the ability to hold a memory card.

Artificial Intelligence and Use of Appendix Archiving Systems for Memory Storage by Lance Winslow
Data Storage for artificial intelligence is a crucial issue and indeed quite serious as artificial intelligent systems will be programming themselves. This means that each time they make a new page of data sets perhaps in an XML spreadsheet, to be used as part of the decision matrix for future... That is to say a notation of when and where and why the data sets were created and when to use them, in an appendix type archiving system of its memory storage. ... Of course when the evaluation process occurs and it must; of each decision made by the artificially intelligent system it must then...

The Types Of Computer Memory by Robert Thatcher
How can a computer be such an amazing gadget? To many people they just can’t be so amazed on how computers have changed the way we live. Computers can now be found in many sizes and shapes. Almost every home appliance seems to have their own mini computer located somewhere. ... When a certain process is in need of data previously used, it first will try to access the cache memory if such data is stored there before accessing the central memory storage area. ... Cache memory works simply by having current applications, calculations and processes stored in its memory instead of directly to...

Buy DDR Computer Memory — A Quick Guide by Helen Charleston
Buying DDR computer memory chips requires several considerations, including clock speed, clock frequency, transfer rate, storage space, electronic interface capabilities, on-die termination, prefetch buffers, off-chip drivers, latency, band width, and operating voltage, some of which rise or... DDR-ECC PC2100, Memory Part #: 513cm-167 (512 MB/s): DDR ECC PC2100 184pin 266MHz 2.5V Compatible Memory. ... DDR PC2100 EEC, Memory Part #: 539cm-539 (1GB): 1024MB/s DDR PC2100 266MHz ECC Non-Registered 184pin Memory Upgrade.

History of the Computer - Core Memory Part 1 of 3 by Tony Stockill
We have made reference to computer memory several times in this series, history of the computer, now it is time to look at how it has developed, and is still developing. A look at a block diagram of a modern PC will show how the memory is central to the way a computer operates. ... So what we mean by 'computer memory' is a storage medium which can be accessed very quickly, and at any particular location, or address. ... Also mass storage is normally much slower to access, as it is primarily mechanical.