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Keeping it simple, without the hype. PC tips and Internet advice for mom and pop businesses.
Keeping it simple, without the hype. PC tips and Internet advice for mom and pop businesses.
Let’s say you just downloaded a new graphics editor software. You have 100 gigabytes of memory on your hard drive …
… but …
… when you try to use the software, your system says there is not enough memory.
The issue here is that you probably do not have enough “Random Access Memory,” which is called RAM for short.
This is very different from your “regular” memory that is on your hard drive (or “C” drive). Your hard drive memory looks kind of like a record player. Data is stored on a plate-like device that spins. When you turn off your computer, your data remains on the hard drive.
Without getting complicated, RAM is a short term type of memory that “remembers” things like keystrokes, mouse clicks and other commands that allow you to interact with the processors on your computer. Your computer’s processor then interacts with the commands within your operating system and software programs. When you turn off your computer, nothing is stored in your RAM.
When helping people fix their computers, I’ve observed that many people do not know that there are these two types of memories: the RAM and the hard disk memory. Sometimes, a sluggish computer means that there is not enough RAM.
Tomorrow, we’ll take a look at how you can find out how much RAM your Windows computer has.
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I am one of the many unfortunate people who runs at only 512mb of RAM with my laptop. And I like multi-tasking. So basically all my applications always hang because of my sluggish laptop.
RAM is temporary volatile memory but hard-disk is permanent memory.When we switch off the computer all the content on the RAM are deleted.
To run your PC fast a huge RAM is required.
RAM is a short term type of memory that “remembers” things,When you turn off your computer, nothing is stored in your RAM.