Memory Types
Memories - Memory Types - Part 2
Semiconductor memories are characterized according to the following properties: Serial or random access, Volatile or nonvolatile, Static or dynamic, Destructive or nondestructive readout. Serial access memories are those in which data are accessed in a fixed, predetermined sequence. Magnetic tape units are an example of serial access. To read a record it is necessary to read the entire tape up to the point where the desired data exists. By way o…