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Bubble memory

Okay, so you know how you have a toy box with different toys in it, like your dolls or toy cars? Think of bubble memory as a really big toy box but with millions of toys inside.

Now, when you want to remember something important, like the color of your favorite teddy bear, you might write it down on a piece of paper or tell your mommy to remember it for you. Bubble memory is kind of like mommy’s memory, but it’s for computers!

Computers use bubble memory to remember important things, like pictures, videos, and documents. But instead of writing it down on paper, they store it in tiny bubbles. Yes, bubbles just like the ones you blow with a straw and soap!

But these bubbles are a little different. They’re not made of soap, but they’re like tiny magnets inside the computer that can hold onto information. Imagine if your toy box had tiny magnets inside all of your toys, so that each toy could remember its color or name. That’s what bubble memory is like for computers!

And when the computer needs to remember something, it can use special tools to find the right bubble and read the information inside. Just like how you might look through your toy box to find your favorite doll.

So, bubble memory is just like a big toy box with millions of toys inside, but it’s for computers and uses tiny magnets to remember important information!
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