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MEMOIRE DYNAMIQUE ACCES ALEATOIRE [1 record]

Record 1 2008-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Memories
DEF

A direct access RAM which is a volatile storage whose content requires periodic refreshment.

CONT

Unlike other types of memory devices, dynamic-RAM uses only one tiny transistor per memory cell.

OBS

A binary state is represented by the presence or absence of an electric charge in each storage cell.

OBS

dynamic RAM: term and definition officially approved by the Government EDP Standards Committee (GESC).

Key term(s)
  • dynamic random access memory

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)
DEF

Mémoire vive à accès direct qui est une mémoire volatile dont le contenu nécessite un rafraîchissement périodique.

OBS

Un état binaire est représenté par la présence ou l'absence d'une charge électrique dans chaque cellule de mémoire.

OBS

mémoire vive dynamique : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Memorias (Computadoras)
DEF

Circuito de memoria de acceso al azar que representa los estados de la memoria utilizando capacitores que almacenan descargas eléctricas.

OBS

Como los capacitores pierden eventualmente sus cargas, los circuitos DRAM deben regenerarse constantemente, de aquí el nombre de "dinámicos".

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