Computer Basics : What Is RAM?

September 5, 2010 Brownweb 25 comments

RAM, or random access memory, is static memory that does not store information, but helps the memory operate quickly on a computer. Find out how RAM does not have moving parts and loses stored memory when the computer is turned off with insight from a certified computer technician in this free video on computers. Expert: Jonathan Ayres Bio: Jonathan Ayres has more than 25 years of computer industry experience with all types of computer hardware and operating systems. Filmmaker: Todd Green
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Written by decisionvida about -23660 seconds ago.

@seandewar5
yeah,deos it go faster with more rams?
Written by seandewar5 about -26188 seconds ago.

@decisionvida You mean 4 GB of RAM? Well, it depends.
Written by decisionvida about -26795 seconds ago.

will my laptop get faster if i upgrade 2 more gb of ram???? ill have 4 ram.
Written by boneshred about -27773 seconds ago.

@essentialeugene Lol what? running the operating system, burning dvd, playing games and internet is easy. I do it all the time, you must have a computer from like 7 years ago and a crappy one at that.
Written by ash2092013 about -28633 seconds ago.

I got the HP touchsmart300 PC & it came with 4.00 GB of RAM is that enough?
Written by SirBartimaeus about -28717 seconds ago.

@seinfeldfan7898 SDRAM is Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory, and it is obsolete now, as it was replaced by Double Data Rate SDRAM, which was replaced by DDR2. DDR2 is now being replaced by DDR3 as DDR3 becomes more cheap to produce.
Written by bunga707 about -30994 seconds ago.

@NikonSanz thanks for going in more depth about RAM. Appreciated much.
Written by NikonSanz about -33896 seconds ago.

@bunga707 Yes you can use all your RAM up. Im not technical but maybe this helps. When you PC is low on RAM, it moves certain apps and programs out of RAM onto a space on the hard drive. If the computer needs to use the apps that were placed on hard drive, it takes them off the hard drive and puts them into RAM, and then takes another app/program and puts that on a space on the hard drive until it needs to use that again. Its called Memory swapping, someone who knows pc’s will explain better.
Written by essentialeugene about -37335 seconds ago.

Did you know that the internet uses half of your memory? When you burn a DVD, its a good idea to get off the internet because burning the DVD uses all of your memory. I messed up a few DVDs because I was also on the internet.
Written by RatedRK0rton about -38322 seconds ago.

@TamatiMana I still go to school so…
Written by seinfeldfan7898 about -38640 seconds ago.

SDRAM = Standard RAM
VRAM = Video RAM
Written by dhiren5646 about -38845 seconds ago.

RAM: Ramdon Access Memory
Written by bunga707 about -39814 seconds ago.

@TamatiMana shut the fuck up!

i know what ram is , i just want to know if you can use it all up. ITs a FUCKIN harmless QUESTION DOUCHE BAG!
Written by DGCDWJ about -43240 seconds ago.

@bunga707 Yeah, if you’re doing a bunch of things on your computer. The more programs you have open, the more RAM that you use.
Written by TamatiMana about -44474 seconds ago.

If You Dnt Know What RAM Is…. You Need To Go Back To School
Written by poilut2 about -47164 seconds ago.

@bunga707 ….no
Written by 0091 about -48898 seconds ago.

what is RAM? it doesn’t store memory but runs memory through it? does that mean that it just helps the computer open, operate and function more faster? im confused =/ i quite don’t understand what its used for
Written by bunga707 about -51675 seconds ago.

can you run out off RAM?
Written by FullSolo about -54536 seconds ago.

@videogamer002 damn that must have cost like 650 dollars!
Written by xnemu about -55416 seconds ago.

so ….we had to focus on how fast the electros goes in and goes out? how fast is that.?
Written by videogamer002 about -55571 seconds ago.

I have 8 gigs of RAM. it basically tells my integrated video card to go suck it.
Written by Kubryce about -58341 seconds ago.

Lol im running 40 tabs on google chrome, nothing slowed down….
Written by CyberNetTV about -60042 seconds ago.

wtf? I am running 27 tabs on Google Chrome, 2 of them being HD youtube vids and my computer hasn’t slowed down at all!
Written by tdub731 about -63215 seconds ago.

RAM is like the info we CRAM in our heads right before the test then forget it immediately afterwards because we arent using it. lol
Written by HackerBoy003 about -66380 seconds ago.

@parzaa00 ram its like the things you remember before getting it out of the system

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