I teach adults, not teens, so the analogy may need to be
modified....

I explain it in conjuction with using an application.  The hard
drive is the filing cabinet that stores the "master" copy or
original document.

When the application "opens" the document, it is like taking
the original and making a duplicate on the copier, putting
the original back in the file cabinet, and then using the
duplicate as a "working" copy.

After making all the changes, the working copy is put into the
filing cabinet and replaces the old original which is thrown away.

Jim Meagher
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Elizabeth Boston
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> Subject: [PCBUILD] Memory analogys
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> I have to give a speech explaining the difference between disk
> space and Ram memory. While I understand this topic, I have not
> yet come up with an explanation that my 13 year old daughter can
> grasp.
> Does anyone have an easy to understand analogy for how ram works?
>
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