Memory can be split into two main categories:
volatile and nonvolatile.
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The key difference between the hard disk and the RAM is that RAM is
'volatile' - that is, its contents are lost when you turn the computer off.
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Many of the advanced systems employ a series of caches to reduce the number of slow mechanical "seeks" of the disk drive heads,
instead reading directly from
volatile memory at bus speeds.
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