What is associative memory in computer organizaton?
Associative memory is a special type of memory that is optimized for performing searches through data, as opposed to providing a simple direct access to the data based on an address.Computer OrganizationComputer organization refers to a level of abstraction in considering computer systems. This level is more concrete than the operating system, but stills views individual pieces of hardware, such as memory and the processor, as discrete, functional units.SynonymsAssociative memory is also known as content-addressable memory (CAM).Comparison to Traditional RAMIn traditional RAM (random access memory), the user supplies an address and receives the data at that address.
