Category:Memory

Portion of an Exatron circuit board for the TRS-80 Model 1 Exatron Stringy Floppy showing the ROM chip labeled "LICHEN"

Computer memory such as analog memory, flash memory and read only memory are included

Subcategories

• Analog memory - the storage of information in a continuous and non-discrete format
• Associative memory - the use of multiple databases storing structured and unstructured information and the making of associations between that stored information similar to the human brain
• Buffer storage - the part of RAM used for the temporary storage of data that is to be sent to a device
• Cache memory - RAM memory that is more readily accessible by a microprocessor than regular RAM
• Content addressable storage
• Flash memory - non-volatile computer storage chips that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed
• Magnetic memory - the storage of data using a magnetized medium
• Memory management - the managing of computer memory to ensure maximum performance
• Nonvolatile memory - memory that is retained even without power
• Phase change memory - or PCME, a non-volatile type of computer memory that exploits the unique behaviors of chalcogenide glass
• Random access memory - or RAM, the use of integrated circuits to store data accessed in any order with a worst case performance of constant time
• Read only memory - or ROM, data storage that cannot be modified, or that can be modified only with difficulty
• Read-write memory - memory that can be easily rewritten and read, unlike ROM
• Registers - also known as a processor register, the small amount of storage inside a CPU that allows for speedy access to some data, such as addresses
• Scanning probe data storage
• Semiconductor memory