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1. RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (RAM)
Before the CPU can process any instructions you give it, the instructions

must be stored somewhere ready for the processor to access them. These
instructions, along with other data processed by the system, are stored
temporarily in random access memory (RAM). RAM consists of a row or rows of
electronic chips that act as temporary working memory. It is considered the main
workbench for the computer, where all data, results, and program instructions
are placed for reference when needed. Without this memory, the computer
cannot work.
It is considered one of the most important components of computers,
smartphones,

• It is an electronic chip that stores task performance data temporarily so that
the processor does not need to re-do it every time, which works to increase
the speed of the device when processing and running these tasks. This is why
it is called temporary memory.

• This memory retains all of the above as long as the computer is running, and as
soon as the computer is turned off or the power to the computer is cut off,
this memory loses all of its contents and is therefore called volatile memory. •
It is also called random access memory, because the processor can access any
location in it directly, at any time, and in a random order to request, display,
or open any data or programs stored in
this memory.

• The larger the size of this memory, the
faster the computer will be and the
more instructions and data that can be
stored at the same time.

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