eolas/Hardware/Memory/Basics.md

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tags:
  - memory
  - bits
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# Basics of main memory

In essence the main memory is just a large storage area for a bunch of binary digits. Each slot for a 0 or 1 is called a bit:

> This is where the running kernal and processes reside - they're just big collections of bits. A CPU is just an operator on memory. It reads its instructions and data from the memory and write back out to the memory. (Ward 2021)

## References

Ward, Brian. 2021. _How Linux works_. No Starch Press.
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			`tags:`
			`- memory`
			`- bits`
			`---`

			`# Basics of main memory`

			`In essence the main memory is just a large storage area for a bunch of binary digits. Each slot for a 0 or 1 is called a bit:`

Last Sync: 2022-06-06 08:30:04 2022-06-06 08:30:04 +01:00			`> This is where the running kernal and processes reside - they're just big collections of bits. A CPU is just an operator on memory. It reads its instructions and data from the memory and write back out to the memory. (Ward 2021)`

			`## References`

			`Ward, Brian. 2021. _How Linux works_. No Starch Press.`