Wednesday 1 February 2017

Definition And Function RAM on Your Computer and Smartphone

Perhaps for those who frequently use the gadget, said RAM often you hear or you encounter. When buying a device, often you also check how much RAM the device. So what exactly is meant by RAM and what does it do?
understanding RAM

RAM (Random Access Memory) is a device inside a computer or gadget that can access random memory quickly. RAM is sometimes also referred to as main memory in a device.

RAM ability to randomly access data enables faster data display. Additionally RAM can also store data on the device when the device is turned on and the data have not been stored on the hard drive. It can be said that the RAM is the fastest storage device in a computer than with other types of memory devices such as HDD or Hard Disk Drive and SSD or Solid State Drive.

However, another thing that distinguishes RAM to other storage devices is the stored memory is temporary and will disappear automatically if the computer or device is turned off.
Can be explained in general that when we open the program of transfer of data from the hard disk to the RAM, why? Because the data in RAM faster and more accessible compared with the data on the hard disk or memory. Accessing data from the RAM requires no lag time or time to wait. So the more RAM into a gadget the faster memory data or a program can be accessed.
In fact, the RAM capacity can be enlarged to increase the speed of a computer device or other gadgets such as laptops and smartphones.RAM function
A device must have a function in a gadget, as well as RAM. The main function of RAM, among others:1. Reading DataData stored in the hard disk will typically longer displayed because it could be said the hard drive is a storage device that works slowly.This is because the hard drive is stored a lot of data and it takes time to find them, especially if the data is fragmented. To reduce delays in a process of retrieval, once a file or data is first opened, the data will be read and stored in RAM temporarily so that the data will be more quickly accessed when the program is still running and the computer has not been turned off.As already explained earlier that the RAM to work very fast, even faster than the solid state drive so that the data is being read and re-opened in a program will still run and can be opened again quickly when moving from one program to another as long as the program does not closed.

2. Temporary Storage
In addition to reading the data, the RAM also serves as a temporary data storage when a program is running.


For example, when typing text in Microsoft Word or another program, then the words are written will be stored in the program even though storage is temporary and not permanent. By storing data temporarily in RAM, the program can run faster and responsive.

Given the nature of storage in RAM is temporary, do not forget to save the data in a format that is permanent for undesirable events, for example a power failure or other things can cause data to be lost and can not be accessed again.
RAM size

To check how much RAM in a computer, you can read the tutorial here. The amount of RAM will affect the performance or the speed of a computer.

If the computer is running slow, check the size of the RAM in the computer and if the entire RAM capacity is almost fully charged then add RAM or upgrade the RAM will be able to speed up the performance of the system in a computer device.

Adding RAM in a computer with a capacity of 1 GB or 2 GB would not be so pronounced if it is used to open several programs such as games, photos, videos and so forth. RAM can be accessed more quickly, but why computer or an entire system does not store the data in RAM? The main reason is because the size of the RAM of a gadget is always smaller than the size of the hard drive.

For example in a computer hard drive size can reach 10 TB of memory while the RAM in it usually only reaches a maximum of 8 GB, RAM capacity even Windows 8 Enterprise version can only reach a maximum of 512 GB.

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