What is non-volatile memory

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Thursday November 11, 2010

Several types of memory exist in

computers and other electronic devices

Volatile memory

is the type that disappears when power stops flowing to a device. In this tutorial however, we'll be talking about

non-volatile memory

. This memory is more stable, persists when power is cut and appears in many everyday electronic items, computers included.

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- Non-volatile simply means that it can keep data even in the absence of power.

- Volatile memory, like RAM, loses all data when power is turned off.

- Non-volatile memory is solid state and has no moving parts.

- You can find non-volatile memory in devices like cameras, phones, game consoles and more.

- Non-volatile memory can also be erased and reused.

- Wikipedia's take on Non-volatile memory.

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