What is the memory of a computer?

Computer memory is the storage space in computer where data is to be processed and instructions required for processing are stored. The memory is divided into large number of small parts called cells. read more

Below is an example picture of a 512 MB DIMM computer memory module. This memory module connects to the memory slot on a computer motherboard. Volatile vs. non-volatile memory. Memory can be either volatile and non-volatile memory. read more

Computer memory stores data temporarily for rapid retrieval. When most computer users refer to the term, they are talking about the main memory of the computer. This is also called the random access memory (or RAM for short). read more

Computer memory operates at a high speed, for example random-access memory (RAM), as a distinction from storage that provides slow-to-access information but offers higher capacities. If needed, contents of the computer memory can be transferred to secondary storage, through a memory management technique called "virtual memory". read more