computer memory

Also known as main memory, primary storage

physical device used to store information for immediate use in a digital electronic device

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Computer memory is the physical device inside your computer that stores information so it can be used right away when you need it. It matters because without it, your computer couldn't run programs, open files, or do any of the tasks you ask it to perform.

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DDR4 SDRAM module. As of 2021, over 90 percent of computer memory used in PCs and servers was of this type.

Computer memory stores information, such as data and programs, for immediate use in the computer; instructions fetched by the computer, and data fetched and stored by those instructions, are located in computer memory. The terms memory, main memory, and primary storage are also used for computer memory.