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Memory (Memory Hierarchy (2 - Cache, 3 - RAM, 1 - CPU, 4 - Virtual Memory…
Memory
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Memory vs Storage
Memory refers to the internal storage areas and is usually associated with memory chips which is tends to be volatile whilst storage is often classified as a device that retains data other than the volatile storage devices. I.e storage is Non-Volatile and tends to be a secondary storage device
Memory is where an application loads its data during processing while storage is usually a place where data is stored for long or short retention
RAM
A data storage which holds programs, applications and data temporarily
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ROM
This is memory which holds the data needed to turn on the computer and software that will never change
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Virtual Memory
This utilizes the excess hard disk capacity and treats it like RAM. This has way higher latency time than normal RAM
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