What is RAM, how does it affect performance, and how can you confidently choose your RAM when you shop for a computer? Read this to find out.

Computer calculators mimic the functions of hand-held ones, including the memory function. This allows you to store a single figure for use in future calculations.

If an appropriately large video memory is available in addition to the normal RAM, your PC can display complex scenes and 3D objects much faster without running out of RAM.

Combining ST-RAM with logic units moves us closer to combining memory and logic unit. If we can take this one step further, with spin based processing units, rather than current/voltage used today ...

The amount of RAM in your computer can vary depending on how you plan to use it. Some people can scrape by with just a little, others need way more.

All the program code is accessible through either the RAM or some other executable type of memory, giving each function a specific address inside that memory as entry point.

All the programs use some amount of RAM to function properly. If your computer runs low on memory, the opened programs will not work properly or crash unexpectedly.

Forgetting in our day to day lives may feel annoying or, as we get older, a little frightening. But it is an entirely normal part of memory – enabling us to move on or make space for new ...