文档介绍：by Jeff Tyson
When you think about it, it's amazing how many different types of electronic memory you
encou nter in daily life. Many of them have e an integral part of our vocabulary:
• RAM
• ROM
• Cache
• Dynamic RAM
• Static RAM
• Flash memory
• Memory Sticks
• Virtual memory
• Video memory
• BIOS
You a lr eady kno w that puter in front of you has memory. What you may not know is that
most of the electronic items you use every day have some form of memory also. Here are just a
few examples of the many items that use memory:
• Cell phones
• PDAs
• Game consoles
• Car radios
• VCRs
• TVs
Each of these devices uses diff e rent types of memory in different ways!
In this article, you'll learn why th e re are so many different types of memory and what all of the
terms mean.
Computer Memory!
• puter Memory Works
• How BIOS Works
• How Caching Works
• How Flash Memory Works
• How RAM Works
• How Removable Storage Works
• How ROM Works
• How Virtual Memory Works
Memory Basics
Although memory is technically any form of electronic storage, it is used most often to identify
fast, temporary forms of storage. If puter's CPU had to constantly access the hard drive
to retrieve every piece of data it needs, it would operate very slowly. When the information is kept
in memory, the CPU can access