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RAM and ROM mean nothing! Do RAM and ROM mean anything? In case you didn't know; RAM is supposed to mean Random Access Memory (memory that can be accessed in a split second without any moving parts) and ROM is supposed to mean Read Only Memory (any memory that can not be written to. But these are not being used in their correct places. The ROM in your computer is actually a form of RAM, it does not have to move anything to access another part of the ROM. It should really be called RAROM (Random Access Read Only Memory). Still, that isn't the most serious problem. DVD-RAM is a very inaccurate name. If you have not heard of DVD-RAM it is the same as DVD-ROM except the disks can be written to. Now the main problem with this is that DVD-RAM isn't even RAM. To access data on a DVD the disk must be rotated to align with the laser. Data cannot be randomly accessed. DVD-RAM should have been called DVD-SAM (Digital Versatile Disk - Sequential Access Memory) since data is accessed sequentially. Also, in the Macintosh User's Guide it defines RAM as memory whose contents is lost when the computer is turned off. Now everyone knows that a DVD-RAM disk will not lose its memory when you turn your computer off. Idiots!!
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Jesse Langanki
