RAM guru question?

[Eric Cope]

DRAM won't data longer than a few seconds with refreshing. SRAM won't hold data after power down. There are secondary effects like hysteresis, but that takes advanced levels of analysis that 99.9999% of people don't even know how to analyze. 

Eric

On Feb 8, 2011, at 12:04 PM, mike enriquez <mylinux at cox.net> wrote:

> Is there a RAM Guru in the group that can shed some light on my RAM question?
> I understand that programs upload into ram when a computer starts, but how can we make sure that the ram gets emptied when a computer is shut off. When a computer is shut off are there any program still living and enjoying themselves in the RAM chip?
> I would assume there is software to make sure your ram is clean but I don't know anything thing about this.
> Can anyone in the group explain this to me.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Mike Enriquez
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