Tag Archives: memory

Memory: what is a memory address?
How, exactly, does a computer know where to load a program into memory, and how does that program then access and retrieve information from memory? The key to answering both of these questions lies in the concept of memory addressing, which will be the subject of this post.

Memory: how computer programs work
In this post, we will explore how memory is actually used by computer programs. In so doing, we will also examine the concept of memory addressing and why it is fundamental to the workings of any computer program.

Memory: how a computer stores and accesses information
How does a computer ‘remember’ something, and furthermore how is it able to recall some things but not others? In this post, we will explore the concept of memory, what it means and how a computer uses it.