Ram or Random access Memory is exactly what it sounds like. Ram is what holds the programs that randomly get accessed as the computer gets used.. Its the large video file you just clicked on to watch, or the Microsoft office file you are about to edit. Ram much like cpu cores is better when there is more. Some applications take 3gb ram just to open others can take much more ram, if you like to multitask you definitively want the most ram your computer system can handle..
