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Many people think that memory using is limited to one location in the computer that

the operating system and programs use, in fact memory using in included in many of
the hardware used to operate the computer.

Screen memory cards:

VRAM:
A type of memory allocated for graphics cards. This memory is characterized by its
speed and specialization in dealing with screen technology. The main advantage of
this memory is its ability to deal with RAMDAC. The invention of other types of
memory that run faster than VRAM has led to the discontinuation of its use in modern
cards.
WARM:
An advanced type of VRAM. This type of memory has nothing to do with the
Microsoft Windows operating system. Some of the techniques used in this type of
memory have been modified from the previous ones, and this has led to an increase in
the speed of information transfer equivalent to 25%.
SGRAM:
The third generation of memory for graphics cards. This type is characterized by the
same speed of the front bus of the processor up to 100 MHz Although this type of
memory cannot deal with RAMDAC and the graphics card processor at the same
time, it can open two pages of information at the same time. This makes this memory
faster than the one before.

Flash memory:
It is sustainable computer memory, erasable and reprogrammable. It is a type of
erasable memory that is programmed into blocks consisting of multiple locations.

Due to the characteristics of a flash memory, it is better to use a file system that writes
over media and can handle long erasing times in flash blocks.
The basic idea behind flash file systems:
-When the flash storage location is spoken, the flash file system writes a new copy of
the changed data over free memory blocks, remaps the file handles, and deletes the
old blocks later.

Speed:
Flash memory is available at many speeds, some of them have a transfer rate of
approximately 2 MB/S 2 MB per second, and others reach up to 12 MB/S MB per
second.

Data Loss and Recovery: The causes of data corruption are flash memory removal
while writing information, and this situation can be exacerbated when using a file
system that is not designed to handle removable devices.

Capacity:
Flash memory sticks ranging in size from one kilobyte to several gigabytes.
Composite slides are designed for greater capacity. The capacitance of the flash chips
is subject to Moore's law because it is produced in the same way as other integrated
circuits, but it can exceed Moore's law, depending on technological developments.
Flash memory is non-volatile, which means that it does not need an electrical power
to remember the information stored on it. In addition, it offers fast access times for
reading (although it does not reach the speed of volatile memory DRAM), and its
advantage is that it has better shock resistance than a hard disk.

Memory organization:
Information is organized in memory as in other computer units in the form of words
and the length of the word is generally fixed for a specific computer (meaning the
length of the word, the number of bits that make up it), the word lengths of different
computers range between 8 and 64, the word can store Numerical information or an
instruction from computer instructions.

Memory Management:
Memory management methods vary according to the diversity of computers, and
there are several ways to manage memory, managing single coherent memory:
1- Retail memory management.
2- Memory management redistributes sites.
3- Page memory management.
4-Virtual memory management which includes:
- Memory management of required pages.
- Machining memory management.
- Memory management of required blocks and pages.

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