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Main Memory: Storing A Bit

The document discusses main memory and how it stores information. It explains that a flip-flop can store a single bit by changing its value based on the input bits. It also describes how main memory is organized into manageable units of cells that can store bytes of information and are addressed individually. Finally, it mentions different types of main memory like RAM, DRAM, and SDRAM that allow storing and retrieving data from addressed cells at high speeds.

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Main Memory: Storing A Bit

The document discusses main memory and how it stores information. It explains that a flip-flop can store a single bit by changing its value based on the input bits. It also describes how main memory is organized into manageable units of cells that can store bytes of information and are addressed individually. Finally, it mentions different types of main memory like RAM, DRAM, and SDRAM that allow storing and retrieving data from addressed cells at high speeds.

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Main Memory

Storing a Bit

Dr. M. Tanvir Afzal


Storing a bit
Flip-Flop

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Flip-flop characteristics
 If both inputs are 0, then it retains its value.
 If upper bit is changed to 1, stored value
changes to 1
 If lower bit is changed, stored value changes
to 0

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Main memory Organization

 Manageable units Cells – 8 bits


 Household devices have few hundred of cells
 Large computer may have billions of cells

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Byte size Organization

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Cell Address

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Main memory

 Other circuits can store/retrieve data at any


address – RAM
 Stores bits as tiny electric Charge, refreshes
many times a second- DRAM
 Reduced time to retrieve content from cell
– SDRAM

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Summary

Main Memory:
 Flip-flop
 Memory
Organization
 Cell Address
 RAM/DRAM/SD
RAM

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