The Need For RAM

The Need For RAM

1. State what the initials RAM stand for:

Random Access Memory

2. Explain why this type of memory is called ‘random access’ and how this affects the
speed at which data can be retrieved from it.

You can read data that is stored in RAM and you can change/write data stored in RAM at any point-randomly without needing to start at the first memory location.

3. What is the main function of RAM in a computer?

It saves data by randomly saving it somewhere on the RAM and then clearing the space. This makes it able to save information quickly.

4. (a) In what form is data saved in RAM?

It is saved in binary
(b) How much data can be saved in each memory location?
It is in 1 byte or 1 bit

You can think of a bus as a highway on which data travels within a computer. When used in reference to personal computers, the term bus usually refers to internal bus. This is a bus that connects all the internal computer components to the CPU and main memory.