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== Other kinds of memory ==
== Other kinds of memory ==
Information that the computer always needs, that cannot be changed or deleted (unless it is [[EEPROM]]), is normally kept in [[read-only memory]] (ROM), which does not lose its contents when the computer is turned off. Such items include the [[BIOS]] (Basic Input/Output System), which stores the most basic commands for the computer, telling it how it should start up. The BIOS also tells the computer how to input and output information. The BIOS can be compared to the part of your brain that tells your heart how to beat. This is an important part.
Information that the computer always needs, that cannot be changed or deleted (unless it is [[EEPROM]]), is normally kept in [[read-only memory]] (ROM), which does not lose its contents when the computer is turned off. Such items include the [[BIOS]] (Basic Input/Output System), which stores the most basic commands for the computer, telling it how it should start up. The BIOS also tells the computer how to input and output information. The BIOS can be compared to the part of your brain that tells your heart how to beat. This is an important part.
== Common Confusion ==
Random-access-memory (RAM) is not to be confused with Ram as in the male [[Domestic sheep|sheep]].
== Random-access Memory Media ==
== Random-access MemoryDifferent Types Of RAM Media ==
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File:Electronic Memory.jpg|A 64 bit memory chip die, the SP95 Phase 2 Buffer Memory produced at IBM mid 60s, versus [[Magnetic-core memory|memory core iron rings]]
File:Electronic Memory.jpg|A 64 bit memory chip die, the SP95 Phase 2 Buffer Memory produced at IBM mid 60s, versus [[Magnetic-core memory|memory core iron rings]]