Cosma / Communication / Media / Storage / Hardware / Memory
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Introduction1
Dictionary
memory : a device (as a chip) or a component of a device in which information especially for a computer can be inserted and stored and from which it may be extracted when wanted — Merriam-Webster See also OneLook
Random-Access Memory (FOLDOC: Free Online Dictionary of Computing)
Encyclopedia
Memory refers to the computer hardware devices used to store information for immediate use in a computer; it is synonymous with the term “primary storage”. Computer memory operates at a high speed, for example random-access memory (RAM), as a distinction from storage that provides slow-to-access program and data storage 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.”
The term “memory”, meaning “primary storage” or “main memory,” is often associated with addressable semiconductor memory, i.e. integrated circuits consisting of silicon-based transistors, used for example as primary storage but also other purposes in computers and other digital devices. There are two main kinds of semiconductor memory, volatile and non-volatile. Examples of non-volatile memory are flash memory (used as secondary memory) and ROM, PROM, EPROM and EEPROM memory (used for storing firmware such as BIOS). Examples of volatile memory are primary storage, which is typically dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), and fast CPU cache memory, which is typically static random-access memory (SRAM) that is fast but energy-consuming, offering lower memory areal density than DRAM.
Typical secondary storage devices are hard disk drives and solid-state drives. — Wikipedia
Computer Memory (Encyclopædia Britannica)
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Inspiration
Talks about Computer Memory (TED: Ideas Worth Spreading)
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Innovation
Technology
Computer Memory Upgrade Install Guide (Computer Memory Upgrade)
Computer Memory Upgrade Guide (Computer Memory Upgrade)
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Preservation
History
Memory (Engineering and Technology History Wiki)
Data Formats Timeline (Jason Curtis, Museum Of Obsolete Media)
Museum
Revolution: The First 2000 Years of Computing: Memory & Storage (Computer History Museum)
Timeline of Computer History: Memory and Storage (Computer History Museum)
Library
DDC: 004.5 Memory And Storage (Library Thing)
DDC: 621.397 Storage (Library Thing)
Subject: Computer Storage (Library Thing)
Subject: Computer Memory (Open Library)
LCC: TK 7895.M4 Computer Storage (Library of Congress)
Subject: Computer Memory (Library of Congress)
Subject: Computer Memory (WorldCat)
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Participation
Education
ICT@HUNGERHILL (YouTube Channel)
MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources
Course
Community
News
Data / Storage And Retrieval (Communications of the ACM)
Memory News (IEEE Spectrum)
Computer Memory (JSTOR)
Government
Document
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Communications of the ACM: Data / Storage And Retrieval The latest news, opinion and research in data / storage and retrieval, from Communications online.
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