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| − | '''Random Access Memory''' (often given as '''RAM''') is slang term for a computer's [[main memory]]. RAM is almost always implemented with [[Dynamic RAM]] now | + | '''Random Access Memory''' (often given as '''RAM''') is slang term for a computer's [[main memory]]. RAM is almost always implemented with [[Dynamic RAM]] now; it can be written and read at will. |
| − | Many people confuse this with [[disk]] [[secondary memory ]] (although technically disks are also | + | Many people confuse this with [[disk]] [[secondary memory]] (although technically disks are also [[random access]] - unlike, say, tape [[secondary storage]]). |
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Revision as of 21:31, 20 October 2018
Random Access Memory (often given as RAM) is slang term for a computer's main memory. RAM is almost always implemented with Dynamic RAM now; it can be written and read at will.
Many people confuse this with disk secondary memory (although technically disks are also random access - unlike, say, tape secondary storage).
