>>12793969>1. How does memory work?It stores digital data and provides a mechanism for addressing specific memory locations and reading and/or writing that data.
>2. What are the different types of memory and what makes them different?DRAM and SRAM are the main ones in a desktop computer. DRAM is slower but much cheaper, so that's what your PC has the most of. SRAM is much more expensive much faster, so it's used internally by the processor to speed up operations involving memory. There is also read-only memory, which can only be read from but not written to. Usually this is how the operating system is able to load itself, since when you turn a computer on, the RAM is empty.
>3. Do you think you have a good memory? Why or why not?Most computers nowadays have amounts of memory unimaginable to someone from just a few decades ago. It is also very fast in comparison to what was considered state of the art not long ago. So yes, though I still expect that memory will improve into the future, since there is a lot of room for growth and programs can apparently make use of that memory. DDR5 looks promising.
>4. Why do we forget?Most types of RAM are volatile. This means that when they are left unpowered, their data is lost. This is generally not an issue, since when a computer is turned off, it means that no processes are running, so the RAM has no use. However, many operating systems support suspending to disk, which allows RAM to be preserved while the machine is powered off.
