Dumbing it down... RAM/CPU

Rataru101 · 10-29-2009, 08:52 PM

Hey all,
My GF is taking a course at college and persuing a degree in Human resourses but she has to take a computer learnign course. She isnt the most computer savy so she is of course, confused. I explained it to her this way. Can anyone dumb down RAM vs CPU better than this?

"RAM is what the computer runs programs with. It is short for Random access memory. It is stated as random because it can pull up any bit of information at any time regardless of where it is stored. It is essentially the initial reaction of your brain when you unintentionally remember something. As opposed to your brains memory where you would need to think about it. Thinking about it in order to remember would take the use of the Processor or, CPU for short. This is how fast your computer will retrieve and display the information. The faster your CPU the faster your computer."

**greenbrucelee** · 10-30-2009, 02:05 AM

try this

The user wants open a programme to use, he clicks on the desktop icon for that programme > the cpu say's where is this programme? the ram sees the location of the programme then fetches that programme from the hard disk and says to the cpu here it is > the cpu then tells the ram it wants that programme and it opens up.

when the computer is switched of the ram remembers nothing.

Rataru101 · 10-30-2009, 02:26 PM

very nice. Thanks. =)

10-29-2009, 08:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
Rataru101 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: PA, USA Posts: 135 OS: XP SP2	Dumbing it down... RAM/CPU Hey all, My GF is taking a course at college and persuing a degree in Human resourses but she has to take a computer learnign course. She isnt the most computer savy so she is of course, confused. I explained it to her this way. Can anyone dumb down RAM vs CPU better than this? "RAM is what the computer runs programs with. It is short for Random access memory. It is stated as random because it can pull up any bit of information at any time regardless of where it is stored. It is essentially the initial reaction of your brain when you unintentionally remember something. As opposed to your brains memory where you would need to think about it. Thinking about it in order to remember would take the use of the Processor or, CPU for short. This is how fast your computer will retrieve and display the information. The faster your CPU the faster your computer."

10-30-2009, 02:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
greenbrucelee Mentor Hardware team Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,795 OS: XP SP3 My System	Re: Dumbing it down... RAM/CPU try this The user wants open a programme to use, he clicks on the desktop icon for that programme > the cpu say's where is this programme? the ram sees the location of the programme then fetches that programme from the hard disk and says to the cpu here it is > the cpu then tells the ram it wants that programme and it opens up. when the computer is switched of the ram remembers nothing. __________________ Microsoft certified professional, Network +, A+ certified

10-30-2009, 02:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
Rataru101 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: PA, USA Posts: 135 OS: XP SP2	Re: Dumbing it down... RAM/CPU very nice. Thanks. =)