What does memory do for you computer?
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You really need memory to actually have a computer because all the graphics even at yahoo use a lot of memory. The memory actually just basically lets your computer know about graphics and u know what just ask yourself what does memory do for you?  I bet you will find the answer to that question fast. Your brain memory lets you remember stuff and that could be important. In computers it basically does the same thing it remembers things and also lets you access things. If you didnt have memory in your computer than you could not open folders like my documents because the computer wouldnt remember what that was. There are a lot of technichions that can tell you a lot about memory and that there is also virtual memory and they could go on and on but to make a long answer short just ask yourself "what does my memory do for me" you should get your answer
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Cache memory is a small storage area that a processor can access more quickly than from RAM.  The CPU will store information already read in from RAM in cache, so that if the same information is needed again, it can be retrieved more quickly.
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Your processor speed will certainly affect the speed that the computer can process functions.  Your RAM is an allocation of memory that is needed when running programs.  The more you multi-task, or run multiple programs, the more this will tax your system.
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Check the Memory on your PC, it may be faulty.
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memory of an instrument is a place where one can store its data.u can learn more if u study microprocessor.
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Here is how your computer works, you have two memory areas, ram and rom, rom is the place where your programs are stored whether it be a hard drve, a cd, etc.  now for the good part, ram is the area where your programs in rom are loaded to when you run them. lets say you have 256 megs of ram....you got a program running that uses 100 megs of ram, you got another program that uses another 100 megs also running, and last but not least you have another program running that uses 57 megs. guess what happens? you only have 256 megs of ram and you are using 257 megs of ram. things aint equatin rite! it may even run like this but, shit has to be dumped from ram and reloaded into ram to share the ram. this takes much time! sometimes it will lock you up even! the less crap you have running in the background the faster your computer will respond. got it? \n\nALL WEBSITES THAT CLAIM FREE MUSIC DOWNLOADS, PORN, ONLINE GAMES, GAMBLING ETC. are infested with spyware, adware, trojans, malicious software, highjackers and viruses! Got it? Anyone who tells you different is a fool! If you dont mind having your system become inffected then feel free to use any of them. If you choose too, dont come back and whine because your system has slowed down or failed to boot. Been working with PCs and the internet from the get go and have cleaned tons of systems out because of this. If you dont heed this advice it makes no difference to me....I make good money at diggin this crap out!
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virtual memory is some space that you take from your hard drive and use as memory.\nyou should first check partitions of your hard drive that have better free space.\nthen (in windows XP) right click on "my computer" click "properties" then in "advanced" tab, click on "settings" button in performance part,then click on "advanced" and then "change" in virtual memory part.then select each partition you want and select custom size and give it some space in that partition.remember that your total virtual memory shouldn't reach more than 1.5 times of your RAM.  \nhope that it helps
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Check your computer's specifications...usually found online someplace if you look up the model number and make.  Sometimes it'll tell you what the maximum memory is for your computer.  It doesn't matter what sizes you put in there to make up the numbers as long as (I'm thinking) it's within your max memory.  I seen some older computers only a max of 128RAM....was time to ditch those badboys.  I'm running 512mb right now...two 256 sticks.  Computer runs great even doing videos while running other programs.
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Most human memories are in the form of images or sounds.. (your visual/audio perceptions..) \nwhereas a computer can be anything from data, visuals, audio or a file...  the computer is more organised and has 99.99999% chance of remembering every minute detail.. \n\ncompared to the human mind which only remembers certain events which have affected the person in their life. \n\nOn the contrary though.. it was the human mind which has developed the computer memory to be SO accurate.. therefore i believe our brain also has the capability to fully remember everything that happens... (for example.. if someone has a photographic memory... they remember everything they see...)
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you need enough memory. check your drive under my computer
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Optomizing memory customizes the way the computer uses it so it's managed in the most efficient way depending on how you use the computer. It's similar to adjusting the base or trebel on your stereo when you go from playing classical music to rock so that you get the clearest sound.
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It depends on your computer.\n\nFirst, check to see if you have one or more empty memory slots.\n\nSecond, find the right memory card for your computer. There are many types. Try http://www.crucial.com to find the memory that's right for your computer.\n\nThird, check for any limitations your computer might have. For example, for some computers, you need to add two equal-size memory cards instead of just one big one. Also, you probably need to put the largest memory card in the lowest slot. Your computer's manual would have this information, and websites that sell memory often have it, too.\n\nMemory is very inexpensive. You might consider tossing your 128 Mb card and buying two larger (maybe 512 Mb) cards. Having more memory will greatly improve the computer's performance.
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Memory is a device. You purchase it in whatever quantity you like and either you or a tech installs it. It's not too difficult to install if you know what you're doing. Go to Best Buy or a computer store like Micro center.
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The virtual memory is the what is used when your RAM is full, or otherwise used. The data stored there is already processed, but not in use. It's actually inefficient, compared to more RAM. \n\n   If you have quite a bit free space, but the message still appears, follow these instructions:\n\n1. Go to the Control Panel. On the Start Menu for Windows XP, or Start Menu/Settings for Windows 95/95, ME and 2000 users. \n\n2. Click on the System icon. \n\n3. Change to the Advanced tab, and then click the Settings button under Performance. \n\n4. Click on the Advanced tab on the window that opens, then click on the Change buttong in the Virtual Memory section. \n\n5. From there, you can increase the numbers to a reasonable amount, such as 750 on Initial and 1150 on Maximum.
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http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question175.htm\n\nUp to a point, adding RAM (random access memory) will normally cause your computer to feel faster on certain types of operations. RAM is important because of an operating system component called the virtual memory manager (VMM).\n\nWhen you run a program such as a word processor or an Internet browser, the microprocessor in your computer pulls the executable file off the hard disk and loads it into RAM. In the case of a big program like Microsoft Word or Excel, the EXE consumes about 5 megabytes. The microprocessor also pulls in a number of shared DLLs (dynamic link libraries) -- shared pieces of code used by multiple applications. The DLLs might total 20 or 30 megabytes. Then the microprocessor loads in the data files you want to look at, which might total several megabytes if you are looking at several documents or browsing a page with a lot of graphics. So a normal application needs between 10 and 30 megabytes of RAM space to run. On my machine, at any given time I might have the following applications running:\n\n    * A word processor\n    * A spreadsheet\n    * A DOS prompt\n    * An e-mail program\n    * A drawing program\n    * Three or four browser windows\n    * A fax program\n    * A Telnet session \n\nBesides all of those applications, the operating system itself is taking up a good bit of space. Those programs together might need 100 to 150 megabytes of RAM, but my computer only has 64 megabytes of RAM installed.\n\nThe extra space is created by the virtual memory manager. The VMM looks at RAM and finds sections of RAM that are not currently needed. It puts these sections of RAM in a place called the swap file on the hard disk. For example, even though I have my e-mail program open, I haven't looked at e-mail in the last 45 minutes. So the VMM moves all of the bytes making up the e-mail program's EXE, DLLs and data out to the hard disk. That is called swapping out the program. The next time I click on the e-mail program, the VMM will swap in all of its bytes from the hard disk, and probably swap something else out in the process. Because the hard disk is slow relative to RAM, the act of swapping things in and out causes a noticeable delay.\n\nIf you have a very small amount of RAM (say, 16 megabytes), then the VMM is always swapping things in and out to get anything done. In that case, your computer feels like it is crawling. As you add more RAM, you get to a point where you only notice the swapping when you load a new program or change windows. If you were to put 256 megabytes of RAM in your computer, the VMM would have plenty of room and you would never see it swapping anything. That is as fast as things get. If you then added more RAM, it would have no effect.\n\nSome applications (things like Photoshop, many compilers, most film editing and animation packages) need tons of RAM to do their job. If you run them on a machine with too little RAM, they swap constantly and run very slowly. You can get a huge speed boost by adding enough RAM to eliminate the swapping. Programs like these may run 10 to 50 times faster once they have enough RAM! \n\n---x---\nupgrading memory is a cheaper option than buying a new pc
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I am going to assume that you mean on board memory.  You don't specify the operating system, so I will also assume that you are using Windows XP. If you click on System Information [accessories, system tools, then system information] you will see a lot of interesting data about your computer.  One of them is the total physical memory, and the available physical memory.  You will have more physical memory available when you have fewer processes begin at computer start up.\n\nFor example, with my computer the data shows I have 1GB total physical memory, and 735.30 MB of this memory free.
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Before I answer this question you need to understand what memory is.  Memory is RAM (Random access Memory) measured in Megabytes or Gigabytes or on a really old computer Kilobytes. My laptop has 768MB (megabytes) of RAM.  Deleting files and un-installing programs wont do anything to your memory (unless they are programs running in the background such as virus killers which use a certain amount of memory to run) RAM is a temporary way your computer exchanges information it is fast and volitile (i.e when you switch your computer off or restart it erases itself).  When you load windows up it stores certian small programs in RAM in order to access them quickly. The memory I think you are talking about (and lots of people make the same mistake) is your Hard Drive which is the disk drive inside your computer which stores the operating system (i.e windows XP) and your programs.  The reason why people get this confused with there RAM is that Hard Drives and RAM capacity is both measured in GB and MB (Gigabytes and Megabytes)  If you want more RAM then you need to get someone who knows what they are doing to install a memory stick inside your computer.  If you want more hard drive space, yes you can delete files you dont want.  But only remove what you dont need, if you want to remove programs, dont just delete them from your desktop (that just removes the shortcut to the program) click on start/control panel, double click on Add/Remove programs, click on a program you wish to remove and click on remove.  You can free up more space on your hard drive by using disk cleanup.  Click on Start/All programs/Accessorys/Sytem Tools/Disk cleanup.  Then tick all the files that have at least 1KB next to them and click on ok then yes.  If you still don't have a lot of hard drive space then you could get someone in the know to either fit another hard drive (so you would have 2) or copy all the stuff accross from your old hard drive to the new unit and sell your old HD on Ebay (make sure you get your expert to low level format it first or the buyer could access your personal files)  I recomend a HD size of 80 GB if you are just an average user and 160-300GB if you deal with a lot of chunky video files.