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Memory
MEMORY TYPES:
 RAM

(Random Access Memory)

 INVENTOR

RAM (Random Access

Memory) was invented by
Robert Heath Dennard.

AtIBM Thomas J
Watson Research
Center in 1968.
 RAM OVERVIEW

• RAM stands for Random Access Memory. It gets the word

"random" because information can be accessed in non-sequential
order. Though the data itself is stored together, it could be
anywhere in the "container" or amount of RAM available. RAM is
measured in "bits", and 8 bits equals 1 byte. A kilobyte equals 1024
bits, and a megabyte equals 1024 kilobytes.
 TWO MAIN FORM OF RAM

SRAM DRAM
(Static Ram) (Dynamic Ram)
 SRAM (STATIC RAM)

• Static RAM is a type of RAM that holds its data without external
refresh, for as long as power is supplied to the circuit. This is
contrasted to dynamic RAM (DRAM), which must be refreshed
many times per second in order to hold its data contents. SRAMs
are used for specific applications within the PC, where their
strengths outweigh their weaknesses compared to DRAM:
• Simplicity: SRAMs don't require external refresh circuitry or other
work in order for them to keep their data intact.

• Speed: SRAM is faster than DRAM.

• Compared to DRAM, SRAM is more power- efficient when
idle.

• SRAM is several times more expensive than DRAM.

 DRAM (DYNAMIC RAM)

• Dynamic RAM is the standard computer memory of the vast

majority of modern desktop computers. It is a volatile memory
that needs to be refreshed with voltage regularly, otherwise it
loses the information stored on it. Dynamic RAM is also referred
to as DRAM. Volatile means that it loses the information stored
on it as soon as power is withdrawn.
• Dynamic RAM is referred to by its size and speed. For example, the
packaging or description of the memory module might list 1066
Mhz 1 Gb DRAM. The 1066 Mhz is the speed at which a computer
can read and write to the memory, and the higher number the
better. The 1 Gb is the usable space on the chip; in this example, the
chip can store 1 gigabyte of information on it while it has power.
There are several different types of DRAM.

• Example of DRAM is DIMM, SO-DIMM and DDR Memory

Sticks.
DIFFERENCE'S:

• Requires less memory. • Requires more memory.

• Access time is low. • Access time is more.

• Do not refresh. • Needs to be refreshed.

• Faster access time. • Slower access time.

• More power consumption. • Less power consumption.

• Used in cache memory. • Used in main memory.

TECHNOLOGIES OF RAM:

SDRAM (Single dynamic RAM) 1996

RDRAM 1998
DDR SDRAM 2000
DDR2 SDRAM 2003
DDR3 SDRAM 2007

DDR4 SDRAM 2012

TECHNOLOGIES OF RAM:
POSITION OF RAM:
STRUCTURE OF RAM:

Notches for socket

”Handles”

Socket Edge connector

profile
INSERT RAM INTO SOCKET:
EJECT RAM FROM SOCKET:
 ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES
ADVANTAGE:
 Programs will load much faster.
 Power Efficient, that uses much less power than disk drives.
DISADVANTAGE:

 Volatile: a power outage will cause irrecoverable data loss.

 Space-limited: cost per bit is high.
 CAPACITY OF RAM:
 From Beginning:

 256 MB
 512 MB
 1024 MB (1 GB)
 2048 MB (2 GB)
 4096 MB (4 GB)
 8192 MB (8 GB)

• NOTE: Here every time the size of Ram increased by multiplying twice.
 MANUFACTURING COMPANIES:
 ASUS
 CORSAIR
 KINGSTON
 HYNIX
 TRANSCEND
 ELIXIR
 HP
 IBM
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