Computer · lesson 15 of 30 · free

Memory: RAM and storage — Computer worksheet

A computer has two kinds of memory. RAM is the fast working memory: it holds the apps and work that are open now, and it loses everything when the power goes off. Storage — a hard disk, solid-state drive, pen drive or memory card — keeps saved files for a long time, even when the computer is off.

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Working desk or cupboard? — “RAM is the desk you work on, storage is the cupboard you keep things in”

  1. RAM: fast, temporary working memory; it loses data when the power is off.
  2. Storage (hard disk, solid-state drive, pen drive, memory card): keeps saved files even when off.
  3. Save your work so it goes from RAM into storage; cloud storage keeps files online.

Use it for: Class 3 computer lessons on memory and storage, and remembering to save work before switching off.

Worked example: 💾 Which one loses data when off: RAM or storage? → RAM

  1. RAM only holds what you are working on right now.
  2. When the power goes off, RAM is emptied — so it is RAM.

Check: Unsaved work is lost in a power cut — RAM forgot it ✓

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