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Electronic computers use a wide range of '''memory''' technologies for high-speed computing, as well as [[mass storage (computers)|mass storage]] with greater capacity but slower access times. The primary electronic memories may be both readable and writable ([[random access memory]] (RAM)), write-once-read-many (WORM) of various types, or forms that can be read freely but require special procedures to change. | Electronic computers use a wide range of '''memory''' technologies for high-speed computing, as well as [[mass storage (computers)|mass storage]] with greater capacity but slower access times. The primary electronic memories may be both readable and writable ([[random access memory]] (RAM)), write-once-read-many (WORM) of various types, or forms that can be read freely but require special procedures to change. | ||
RAM is normally addressed by a numeric memory address; think telephone number. A different alternative is [[content addressable memory]] (CAM), again with different physical types and capabilities. | RAM is normally addressed by a numeric memory address; think telephone number. A different alternative is [[content addressable memory]] (CAM), again with different physical types and capabilities.[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:00, 17 September 2024
See memory for the mechanism in living things.
Electronic computers use a wide range of memory technologies for high-speed computing, as well as mass storage with greater capacity but slower access times. The primary electronic memories may be both readable and writable (random access memory (RAM)), write-once-read-many (WORM) of various types, or forms that can be read freely but require special procedures to change.
RAM is normally addressed by a numeric memory address; think telephone number. A different alternative is content addressable memory (CAM), again with different physical types and capabilities.