RAM or random access memory is a space in your operating system, application programs and data in current use are kept so that they can be quickly reached on the processor in your computer. RAM is much faster, to read and write than other types of storage on your computer, hard drive, floppy disk and CD-ROM. However, the data in RAM stays there only in the event that your computer is running. When you turn off the computer, the RAM loses its data. When you turn on the computer again, the operating system and other files are loaded into RAM, typically from the hard disk.
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