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DRAM
- an overview of Dynamic Random Access Memory, DRAM, a form of RAM, or
Random Access memory widely used in computer and microprocessor applications.
Dynamic RAM is a form of random access memory, RAM. DRAM uses
a capacitor to store each bit of data, and the level of charge on each capacitor
determines whether that bit is a logical 1 or 0. However these capacitors do not
hold their charge indefinitely, and therefore the data needs to be refreshed
periodically. As a result of this dynamic refreshing it gains its name of being
a dynamic RAM. DRAM is the form of semiconductor memory that is often used in
equipment including personal computers and workstations where it forms the main
RAM for the computer.
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