One of the most important parts of a processor is the buffer memory, also called the cache. What is it responsible for and how does it work?

How does computer memory work? To truly understand how computer memory works, we must first examine the basic building blocks that make it possible: transistors and logic gates.

RAM, or Random Access Memory, is the part of your computer that keeps programs running in the background, so you can switch between them freely.

A computer's maximum supported system memory, or RAM, is contingent on the processor, the operating system and the motherboard. These three factors provide hardware and software limitations that ...

UCSB's new general-purpose quantum computer has separate CPU, memory, and programming electronics.