| Computer Memory makes up an essential component | | | | speeds equals better performance. |
| within any computer system, the memory determines | | | | Memory can also be used for different purposes, for |
| how the computer functions and how many tasks it | | | | example if you want to take photos with your digital |
| can perform at any one time. | | | | camera then you need a portable memory which |
| There are many different types of computer memory, | | | | comes in the form of a SD Card which you can slot |
| ranging from RAM to Gigabytes of Hard Disk space, | | | | into your camera and then print directly from your |
| these different types of memory all serve a different | | | | printer or load the images onto your computer. |
| purpose within the computer, RAM memory is used to | | | | Memory comes in two different forms, these are |
| determine how many applications you can open at any | | | | RAM and ROM, RAM stands for Random Access |
| one time, Hard Drive Memory is used to store different | | | | Memory and ROM stands for Read Only Memory, |
| files and folders which you can load up when you | | | | both of these serve different purposes and vary in |
| need them. | | | | price. |
| Memory can vary greatly in price, the price is | | | | Many people opt to purchase large amounts of each |
| dependent on the capacity of the memory, the more | | | | memory so they can future proof their machines, as |
| Megabytes or Gigabytes of storage the memory has, | | | | applications grow in size so does the amount of RAM |
| the more expensive it will be to purchase. The price of | | | | needed to run the program smoothly as well as the |
| memory will also be affected by the speed of the | | | | amount of ROM needed to store the files that the |
| memory; faster speeds will mean higher prices, faster | | | | software generates. |