At 09:51 AM 9/23/98 -0400, you 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?
>
I'm not sure it would work with 13-year-olds, but the primary difference is
like the difference between long-term and short-term memory.  You tend to
remember lots of things for a short time and then the more important ones
are saved to long-term memory.  Like the difference between remembering
what you had for lunch and what you got for your last birthday.

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