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What Are the Different Types of RAM Chips?

April 26, 2017chips different RAM types

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What Are the Different Types of RAM Chips?

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close up ram memory image by Aleksandr Ugorenkov from Fotolia.com jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a06/5e/st/different-types-ram-chips_-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Memory is important for computer efficiency. Random Access Memory, or RAM, chips are where the computer stores programs and other information when it is running. It is important to have sufficient RAM installed on a computer. By 2010 standards, a computer should have at least 2 gigabytes of RAM storage capacity. Less RAM will force the computer to store part of the software in use on the hard disk and move information in and out of RAM as needed. This process is called swapping. This often cause the computer to lag. Swapping is a relatively slow process because hard disk access is much slower than RAM access. Having a lot of RAM installed will ensure that this problem will not be encountered. Over time, RAM chips have undergone improvements, with