Question

How does core memory work?

Answer 1

Core memory was a common form of random access memory (RAM) from the mid-1950s to the mid-'70s, and It was developed at MIT in 1951. The memory made use of magnetic rings called cores that had wires passing through them for selecting and detecting the contents of the cores. With the introduction of memory based on semiconductor technology, core memory became obsolete, though some still call the main memory of a computer the core memory.