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BRIEF CONTENTS
MEMORY RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY(RAM)
TYPES OF RAM
TYPES OF ROM
Semiconductor
Volatile
RAM
ROM
SRAM
DRAM
PROM
EPROM
Memory
Main memory consists of a number of storage locations, each of which is identified by a unique address. The ability of the CPU to identify each location is known as its addressability. Each location stores a word i.e. the number of bits that can be processed by the CPU in a single operation. Word length may be typically 16, 24, 32 or as many as 64 bits. A large word length improves system performance, though may be less efficient on occasions when the full word length is not used.
TYPES OF MEMORY
There are two types of main memory, Random Access Memory (RAM) and Read Only Memory (ROM)
TYPES OF RAM
Static RAM (SRAM)
Each cell stores bit with a six-transistor circuit. Retains value indefinitely, as long as it is kept powered. Relatively insensitive to disturbances such as electrical noise. Faster and more expensive than DRAM.
Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) Contents are constantly refreshed 1000 times per second
Direct Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRDRAM) New type of RAM architecture
Cache memory
time
A systems amount of VRAM relates to the number of colours and resolution
Virtual memory
A cheap method of running large or many programs on a computer system Cost is speed: the CPU can access RAM in nanoseconds but hard-disk in milliseconds
Stores a program called the bootstrap loader that helps start up the computer
Access time of between 10 and 50 nanoseconds
Types of ROM
1. Programmable Read Only Memory (PROM)
Empty of data when manufactured May be permanently programmed by the user
After reprogramming the window is covered to prevent new contents being erased
Access time is around 45 90 nanoseconds 3. Electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) EEPROM is similar to flash memory (sometimes called flash EEPROM). EEPROM is user-modifiable read-only memory (ROM) that can be erased and reprogrammed (written to) repeatedly through the application of higher than normal electrical voltage.