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| - | ===== Volatile Storage ===== | + | ===== Volatile Storage (VS) ===== |
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| - | **Volatile Storage** devices lose data when power is interrupted or turned off. By contrast, non-volatile devices are able to keep data regardless of the status of the power source. | + | **Volatile Storage (VS)** or **Volatile Memory** is computer storage that only maintains its data while the device is powered. |
| - | Common types of volatile storage include: | + | Most [[[[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:r:computermemory]]]] used for primary storage in personal computers is volatile memory. RAM is much faster to read from and write to than the other kinds of storage in a computer, such as the hard disk or removable media. However, the data in RAM stays there only while the computer is running; when the computer is shut off, RAM loses its data. |
| - | * [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:sram]] | ||
| - | * [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:d:dram]] | ||
| - | Manufacturers may add battery power to a volatile memory device to enable it to persistently store data or controller code. | + | Source: [[https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/volatile-memory ]] |
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| - | Source: [[https://searchstorage.techtarget.com/definition/nonvolatile-storage ]] | + | |
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