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> Is "DRAM" the new name for "RAM"? Anybody know why the change in terminology? In which circles is this standard? RAM has always been DRAM. Specifically putti
by antoncohen 15y ago
> Is "DRAM" the new name for "RAM"? Anybody know why the change in terminology? In which circles is this standard?
RAM has always been DRAM. Specifically putting the "D" was probably meant to differentiate it from other types of Random-Access Memory, like NVRAM.
- effn 15y agoThe term DRAM is used to differentiate it from SRAM, which is faster but less dense.