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unusual facts about computer memory


Apple Worm

Because the Apple Worm performs dynamic self-relocation within the one main memory of one computer, it does not constitute a computer virus, an apt if somewhat inaccurate description.


Coldplug

In most computer systems, CPUs and memory are coldpluggable, but it is common for high-end servers and mainframes to feature hotplug capability of these components.

Fail-safes in nanotechnology

Both techniques induce an electromagnetic field, corrupting the memory and shorting out the circuitry of any electronic device within range.

Hashlife

Like many memoized codes, Hashlife can consume significantly more memory than other algorithms, especially on moderate-sized patterns with a lot of entropy, or which contain subpatterns poorly aligned to the bounds of the quadtree nodes (i.e. power-of-two sizes); the cache is a vulnerable component.


see also

Delay line

Delay line memory, a form of computer memory used on some of the earliest digital computers

QAG

Qimonda AG, a German company that manufactures computer memory chips

Refresh

Memory refresh, reading and writing to the same area of computer memory