https://padlet.com/13rcirka/memory_topic_13rcirka As if you'll remember this... en-us 2016-10-14 08:01:07 UTC 2025-10-11 12:18:23 UTC hello@padlet.com 13rcirka https://padlet.com/13rcirka/memory_topic_13rcirka/wish/130665325 Memory, for a computer, is what allows it to, temporarily or permanently, hold data and instructions to use for the CPU.]]> 2016-10-14 08:05:45 UTC https://padlet.com/13rcirka/memory_topic_13rcirka/wish/130665325 13rcirka https://padlet.com/13rcirka/memory_topic_13rcirka/wish/130665693 RAM (or Random Access Memory) is a volatile type of memory which is used by the computer to hold the executable instructions. RAM can be easily edited by the computer or yourself, and is used since getting something from the hard drive would be incredibly slower]]> 2016-10-14 08:08:14 UTC https://padlet.com/13rcirka/memory_topic_13rcirka/wish/130665693 13rcirka https://padlet.com/13rcirka/memory_topic_13rcirka/wish/130666557 ROM (or Read-Only Memory) is a non-volatile type of memory which allows an embedded system to work. ROM cannot be easily edited and if it breaks, it has to be repaired by an expert, but is cheap and can be automated.]]> 2016-10-14 08:12:38 UTC https://padlet.com/13rcirka/memory_topic_13rcirka/wish/130666557 13rcirka https://padlet.com/13rcirka/memory_topic_13rcirka/wish/130666838 Volatile memory is not good, as it will get wiped if power is turned off. Non-volatile memory however, doesn't get wiped if the power is switched off but, it takes a much longer time to extract memory from non-volatile memory whereas volatile can be used by something like RAM, which allows it to operate much faster.]]> 2016-10-14 08:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/13rcirka/memory_topic_13rcirka/wish/130666838 13rcirka https://padlet.com/13rcirka/memory_topic_13rcirka/wish/130667248 RAM Paging is when the computer runs out of RAM and therefore moves instructions over to the hard drive. This ensures that the computer never crashes however, if relied on too much, can slow down your computer.]]> 2016-10-14 08:16:42 UTC https://padlet.com/13rcirka/memory_topic_13rcirka/wish/130667248 13rcirka https://padlet.com/13rcirka/memory_topic_13rcirka/wish/130667668 Similar to RAM paging, Virtual Memory is also when a computer runs out of RAM. However, the hard drive dedicates space for the extra instructions the RAM can't process so when it can, it restores them back. This is needed as a computer can't process a giant disc, for example, where there is 15 GB of a movie but you have only 1 GB of RAM. This allows the computer to pull 14 parts into the hard drive, leaving the 1 GB for the RAM to process. When it has done so, it will give the other part, continuing until finished.]]> 2016-10-14 08:19:01 UTC https://padlet.com/13rcirka/memory_topic_13rcirka/wish/130667668 13rcirka https://padlet.com/13rcirka/memory_topic_13rcirka/wish/130668794 Flash memory is a non-volatile type of memory that acts incredibly quickly and doesn't get wiped if the power is turned off. It however is still not faster than RAM. An example of flash memory would be flash drives, which allow good storage of memory and with fairly fast speed.]]> 2016-10-14 08:25:51 UTC https://padlet.com/13rcirka/memory_topic_13rcirka/wish/130668794 13rcirka https://padlet.com/13rcirka/memory_topic_13rcirka/wish/130669393 Long-term memory allows the computer to work much faster but is usually volatile. Without it, the computer would be much, much slower than usual. However, Short-term memory will get wiped if power gets turned off and at the same time, can hold very little memory.]]> 2016-10-14 08:29:50 UTC https://padlet.com/13rcirka/memory_topic_13rcirka/wish/130669393 13rcirka https://padlet.com/13rcirka/memory_topic_13rcirka/wish/130669820 When something like RAM paging is used, a computer might experience latency issues, in which the computer slows down. This is done ]]> 2016-10-14 08:33:06 UTC https://padlet.com/13rcirka/memory_topic_13rcirka/wish/130669820