What is RAM? “What is truth?” – Pontius Pilate, The Gospel According to John Random access memory, or RAM for short, is a temporary, working storage space in a computer. It is an integral part of the way that all modern computing devices function and has been for decades. However, the technology behind memory has changed a lot over the years – and so has the terminology around it, especially related to the speed at which it operates. I was reminded of this while editing a recent article from our...