question about computers?

Question

i just bought a computer and i wanna to know more about it.
it has 300 GB hard drive, 1 MB memory and 3.4 GH.
i know about the 300 GB hard drive, its the size of the storage. that means i can store 300 movies if each movie is 1GB long.

i know about 3.4 GH, its the clock speed of the computer.
but i dont know about the 1MB memory.
can anybody explain to me what is the 1MB memory means?
thanks in advance.

Answer 1

I hope you mean "1 GB memory". 1 MB is too small for today's standards. The memory you mention about is also known as "random access memory". The following website should tell you more about RAM:
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/R/RAM.html

Answer 2

From what you've said, the 1 Mb is your RAM (Random Access Memory). This is the part of the system needed to hold the programs/data that you are ACTUALLY using now (web browser, word processor, games, etc.) Note that anything in RAM will not remain after you Shut Down/turn off the computer - which is why they tell you to save your work to the hard drive(s).

If you want/need more information on your computer (assuming you've already read the manual), you might want to check the manufacturer's website. They can give you info on how much you can expand the RAM, as well as other upgrades you might want - to make the machine more powerful.

Answer 3

More than likely it's not "1MB" (megabyte) it's 1GB (gigabyte) If you had 1 megabyte of memory (or "RAM") your machine wouldn't be running at all.

RAM stands for Random Access Memory. RAM provides space for your computer to read and write data to be accessed by the CPU (central processing unit). When people refer to a computer's memory, they usually mean its RAM.

New computers typically come with at least 512 megabytes (MB) of RAM installed, and can be upgraded to 1 gigabyte or more.

If you add more RAM to your computer, you reduce the number of times your CPU must read data from your hard disk. This usually allows your computer to work considerably faster, as RAM is many times faster than a hard disk.

RAM is volatile, so data stored in RAM stays there only as long as your computer is running. As soon as you turn the computer off, the data stored in RAM disappears.

When you turn your computer on again, your computer's boot firmware (called BIOS on a PC) uses instructions stored semi-permanently in ROM chips to read your operating system and related files from the disk and load them back into RAM.

Note: On a PC, different parts of RAM may be more or less easily accessible to programs. For example, cache RAM is made up of very high-speed RAM chips which sit between the CPU and main RAM, storing (i.e., caching) memory accesses by the CPU. Cache RAM helps to alleviate the gap between the speed of a CPU's megahertz rating and the ability of RAM to respond and deliver data. It reduces how often the CPU must wait for data from main memory.

Answer 4

Here is a great video to watch that tells you more about how computers work. You are asking what is RAM. The video will talk about it.

I got this from

www.howstuffworks.com