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This technical report will look at various different memory devices and how they are implemented in a standard computer system. Internal memory devices such as ROM, PROM, RAM, SRAM, DRAM, SIMM and DIMM will be looked
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Introduction This technical report will look at various different memory devices and how they are implemented in a standard computer system. Internal memory devices such as ROM, PROM, RAM, SRAM, DRAM, SIMM and DIMM will be looked at in order to give a clear idea of how each one operates, and external devices such as memory sticks will also be touched upon. Each of these devices uses different types of memory in different ways. Over the course of this report, each of the aforementioned terms will be technically defined and reasons will be established as to why there are so many memory devices within a standard computer system. Memory Devices Technically, memory is electronic storage of any capacity; however, it is increasingly being used to identify temporary forms of storage. If the CPU in a standard computer system was to frequently access the hard disk drive for data retrieval, it would operate very...
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