Definition

• RAM slots are vertical slots, typically numbering three or four, which usually are located at the upper-right corner of the motherboard. The motherboard is the primary printed circuit board in the computer that contains various slots, or connection points, for a number of vital components.
  
  

Function

• When a program is opened, that program is loaded from the hard drive into RAM storage for quick retrieval. Random access memory is composed of small memory chips that are stored inside a memory module, or RAM chip. The RAM chips, also referred to as sticks, plug into the vertical slots on the motherboard.
  
  

Process

• RAM chips contain ejection clip notches on either side, as well as a slot key notch. The RAM chip's slot key notch is positioned to line up with a slot key located on the motherboard's RAM slot chamber. Once the chip is inserted, two ejector clips positioned on opposite side of the RAM slot lock the chip into place.