RAM(random access memory) RAM is your system's short-term memory. Whenever your computer perfoms calculations, it temporarily stores the data in the RAM until it is needed This short-term memory disappears when the computer is tuned off fyou're working on a documentspreadsheet,or othertpe offile you 1 need to save itto acid losing it When you save a file, the datais written tchard drive, which acts along-term storage. Mis measured in megabytes(MB)or gigabytes(GB The more RAM you hav more things your computer can do althe same time.lfyou dont have enough RAM, you m notice that your computeris sluggish when you have several programs open. Because of many people addetra RAM to their computers to improve performance. Thank you ver much.