what is ram?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Ram Is Memory Ram Example Cpu Speed 32mb 128 mb 256 mb 1 gb

Answer 3

the larger trhe memory ur ram is, the faster ur pc works (the response time). A cpu usually has 2 or 3 slots for ram, if u never opened ur cpu then u probably have a 512Mb of ram, thats slow u know.

Answer 4

RAM is Random Access Memory.
The computer uses it temporarily for all the process.
It is also used to cache recently used files so that trying to use those files again in quick succession, they wil be fetched form RAM rather than from the Hard Disk.

Answer 5

RAM or Random Access Memory is hardware that transfers information from the Harddrive to wherever the CPU instructs it to

The more RAM you have the more and quicker information can be transfered

Answer 6

Think of your computer like your desk. You are the processor, your filing cabinet is your hard drive, and your desk is your RAM.
the more RAM you have, the more desk space you have, the more files you can take out of your filing cabinet and place on your desk, without having to takes things from your desk and put them back into your filing cabinet. If you have large files or pictures or movies, you'll want as big a desk as you can get.
Hope this helps!

Answer 7

Random access memory (usually known by its acronym, RAM) is a type of data store used in computers. It takes the form of integrated circuits that allow the stored data to be accessed in any order — that is, at random and without the physical movement of the storage medium or a physical reading head.

The word "random" refers to the fact that any piece of data can be returned quickly, and in a constant time, regardless of its physical location and whether or not it is related to the previous piece of data. This contrasts with storage mechanisms such as tapes, magnetic disks and optical disks, which rely on the physical movement of the recording medium or a reading head. In these devices, the movement takes longer than the data transfer, and the retrieval time varies depending on the physical location of the next item.
Originally, RAM referred to a type of solid-state memory, and the majority of this article deals with that - but physical devices which can emulate true RAM (or, at least, are used in a similar way) can have "RAM" in their names: for example, DVD-RAM.

RAM is usually writeable as well as readable, so "RAM" is often used interchangeably with "read-write memory". The alternative to this is "ROM", or Read Only Memory. Most types of RAM lose their data when the computer powers down. "Flash memory" is a ROM/RAM hybrid that can be written to, but which does not require power to maintain its contents. RAM is not strictly the opposite of ROM, however. The word random indicates a contrast with serial access or sequential access memory.

"Random access" is also the name of an indexing method: hence, disk storage is often called "random access" because the reading head can move relatively quickly from one piece of data to another, and does not have to read all the data in between. However the final "M" is crucial: "RAM" (provided there is no additional term as in "DVD-RAM") always refers to a solid-state device.
The key benefit of RAM over types of storage which require physical movement is that retrieval times are short and consistent. Short because no physical movement is necessary, and consistent because the time taken to retrieve a piece of data does not depend on its current distance from a physical head - it costs practically the same time to access any piece of data stored in a RAM chip.

Because of this speed and consistency, RAM is used as 'main memory' or primary storage: the working area used for loading, displaying and manipulating applications and data. In most personal computers, the RAM is not an integral part of the motherboard or CPU - it comes in the easily upgraded form of modules called memory sticks or RAM sticks about the size of a few sticks of chewing gum, which can be quickly removed and replaced when they become damaged or too small for current purposes. A smaller amount of random-access memory is also integrated with the CPU, but this is usually referred to as "cache" memory, rather than RAM.

The disadvantage of RAM over physically moving media is cost, and the loss of data when power is turned off. For these reasons, nearly all PCs have disc storage as "secondary storage". Small PDAs and music players (up to 8 GB in Jan 2007) may dispense with disks, but rely on flash memories, rather than RAM, to maintain data between sessions of use.
Computers use RAM to hold the program code and data during computation. A defining characteristic of RAM is that all memory locations can be accessed at almost the same speed. Most other technologies have inherent delays for reading a particular bit or byte.

Many types of RAM are volatile, which means that unlike some other forms of computer storage such as disk storage and tape storage, they lose all data when the computer is powered down. Modern RAM generally stores a bit of data as either a charge in a capacitor, as in dynamic RAM, or the state of a flip-flop, as in static RAM.

Software can "partition" a portion of a computer's RAM, allowing it to act as a much faster hard drive that is called a RAM disk. Unless the memory used is non-volatile, a RAM disk loses the stored data when the computer is shut down. However, volatile memory can retain its data when the computer is shut down if it has a separate power source, usually a battery.

Some types of RAM can detect or correct random faults called memory errors in the stored data, using RAM parity.

Answer 8

It's also called memory. Your computer needs it to run programs.

Answer 9

You could ask your question in more details!!!
Random Access Memory
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_access_memory
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram

Answer 10

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