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Fri, 25 Sep 1998 13:08:50 -0800
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Re: Memory analogys
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On 23 Sep 98 at 9:51, Elizabeth Boston wrote:

> 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?

  RAM is the clothes you're wearing.  Disk space is your closet, and
your dresser, and maybe that trunk in the attic.  The OS spends a lot
of its time trying on outfits or getting changed.
  And you can only wear so much at any given time.

David G

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