On a computer what is memory please explain like im a 6 year old Lol?

Random Access Memory, or RAM, is one of the main factors giving your computer speed. We all know that computers store all their data on a Hard Drive. But it takes forever for information to get from your hard drive to your screen. This is because information is stored on your hard drive in specific places. SAnd in order to read that information, your computer has to spin the hard drive and move the laser over that exact spot. This takes time. so what does a computer do to make it faster? It moves that information over to the RAM. RAM is a couple little sticks that exist merely to hold data. And any information on them is read VERY quickly by the computer. this way you have absolutely no slowdown when running your application. However, Your RAM can hold only so much data. If you have only 1 Giga Byte of RAM then you can only run one maybe 2 applications without any slowdown. And that doesn't even include the fact that your computer uses up a portion of your RAM constantly to help run your Operating System. For this reason, many people choose to upgrade their computer to have more Giga Bytes of Ram. Netbooks for example only have 1 Giga Byte of RAM because they are only really meant to use one application, the internet. But my Notebook has 4 Giga Bytes of Ram so I can run as many as I choose and still be nice and speedy. A baseling amount of RAM for todays computing needs is about 2 Giga Bytes. But like i said, it never hurts to have more. Hope you understood all of this :)