When a new information is entered, it must 1 somewhere in the computer’s 2 . Later, the CPU must also be 3 to get this information from memory. This is where RAM is needed. The CPU can 4 write to and read from RAM. RAM is called Random Access Memory 5 the CPU can go directly to any memory location in it. The CPU does not have to look 6 all of RAM to find the spot it needs. But RAM only 7 the data temporarily. As soon as you switch the computer 8 , all that information disappears from the RAM. When you switch the computer on again, the RAM is 9 , and ready to 10 a new program and new data.