Comsats University Islamabad Attock campus

BSE-1A

Assignment number: 01

Assignment: Computer memory and its types

Submitted by: Muhammad Hassan

Registration No. CIIT/FA19-BSE-020/ATK

Submitted To. Sir Waqas Ahmad

Date of Submission Thursday, September 26, 2019

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Computer Memory:
Computer memory is any physical device capable of storing information
temporarily like RAM (random access memory), or permanently, like ROM (read-
only memory).

Types Of Computer Memory:

There are two types of computer memory

1. Volatile Memory
2. Non-Volatile Memory

1. Volatile Memory:
• It is temporary memory.
• Its data is lost when power is cut off
Example: RAM
Random Access Memory (RAM)
➢ It is also called as read write memory or the main memory or
the primary memory.
➢ The programs and data that the CPU requires during execution of a
program are stored in this memory.
➢ It is a volatile memory as the data loses when the power is turned off.
➢ RAM is further classified into two types- SRAM (Static Random Access
Memory) and DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory).
2. Non-Volatile Memory:
• It is permanent memory.
• Its data is not lost when power is cut off.

Example: ROM

Read Only Memory (ROM)

➢ Stores crucial information essential to operate the system, like the
program essential to boot the computer.
➢ It is not volatile.
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➢ Always retains its data.

➢ Used in calculators and peripheral devices.
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