IT 11

• Memory is the electronic holding place for the instructions and data a computer needs to reach quickly.
• Memory .It's where information is stored for immediate use.
• Memory is also used by a computer's operating system, hardware and software.
• Memory is one of the basic functions of a computer, because without it, a computer would not be able to function properly.
• There are technically two types of computer memory: primary and secondary. ​
• The term memory is used as a synonym for primary memory or as an abbreviation for a specific type of primary memory called random access memory (RAM).
• (RAM). This type of memory is located on microchips that are physically close to a computer's microprocessor.
• If a computer's central processor (CPU) had to only use a secondary storage device, computers would become much slower.
• In general, the more memory (primary memory) a computing device has, the less frequently the computer must access instructions and data from slower (secondary) forms of storage.
• memory is primary memory
• storage is secondary memory.
• Memory refers to the location of short-term data
• storage refers to the location of data stored on a long-term basis.
• Memory is most often referred to as the primary storage on a computer, such as RAM.​
• Memory is also where information is processed. ​
• Memory . It enables users to access data that is stored for a short time​
• The data is only stored for a short time because primary memory is volatile, meaning it isn't retained when the computer is turned off.​
• The term storage refers to secondary memory and is where data in a computer is kept
• An example of storage is a hard drive or a h ard disk drive (HDD​)
• Storage is nonvolatile, meaning the information is still there after the computer is turned off and then back on
• A running program may be in a computer's primary memory when in use -- for fast retrieval of information -- but when that program is closed, it resides in secondary memory or storage.
• When a program is open, it is loaded from secondary memory to primary memory
• Memory is volatile, which means that data in memory is stored temporarily.
• Once a computing device is turned off, data stored in volatile memory will automatically be deleted.
• When a file is saved, it will be sent to secondary memory for storage.
• Semiconductor-based memory •is most associated with memory.
• Semiconductor memory will be made of integrated circuits with silicon-based metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) transistors.​