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Because tapes are best read in a forward motion.
To access a tape randomly would be extremely slow. You would have to continually rewind and check if the data was the reverse of what you were looking for.
It is very impractical and slow.
Tapes are good for storing large amounts of data cheaply and securely. (IE, smaller risk of failure, low cost per TB, easy to store in a bank vault or warehouse.)
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What was full name RAM?
Random Access Memory, as verses Sequential Access Memory (delay lines, magnetic tape, magnetic drum, magnetic disk, etc.)
What are the advantages and disadvantages of the magnetic tape?
Advantages: One of the cheapest forms of data storage. Disadvantage: low density (bulky), not random access (slow).
Opposite to Random access memory?
Sequential access memory. Typically implemented with long shift registers, acoustic delay lines, or fixed head magnetic drums/disks.
Is random RAM also volatile?
Yes, or at least Mostly Yes. RAM is random (RAM=Random Access Memory) and most forms of RAM today are volatile. But magnetic core memory (from the 1950s, now only available in museums) is not.
What does ram mean in computer language?
random access memory
What is RAM memory used for?
RAM is for Random Access Memory and it is used as sort of a temporary data holding place for the CPU (Central Processing Unit). It holds the code of the program you are running and data being processed.
What is a temporary holding place for data and instructions?
I think the answer you're looking for is disk storage... But I'm not positive!
What is MRAM Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory made of?
Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory
What does ram means in computer terms?
Random access memory.
In computar jargon RAM stands for Random Access?
Random Access Memory
What is the expanded form of RAM?
Random Access Memory.
What does a ram stand for?
Random Access Memory
