also tel me d logic of swapping involve in it when there is no room of memory.....
2006-08-02 02:11:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Virtual memory is the use of space on a hard disk drive (HDD) to simulate additional main memory.
Memory is used to hold portions of the operating system, programs and data that are currently in use or that are frequently used. Physically, main memory (also referred to as primary memory) consists of random access memory (RAM) chips that are combined into modules which, in turn, are inserted into slots on the motherboard (i.e., the main circuit board) on a computer. The times required to access different addresses (i.e., locations) in RAM are extremely short and nearly equal, in contrast to the varying delay times for accessing locations on the HDD and other storage devices.
2006-08-02 02:32:34 · answer #1 · answered by krish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Physical memory is your RAM (actual chips inside your computer case). Virtual memory is space on your Hard Drive alloted to emulate physical memory...it is a lot slower than regular RAM.
2006-08-02 09:15:05 · answer #2 · answered by Yoi_55 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
virtual memory is the amt of hard disk space used by ur machine to be utilised as memory, till time its free, physical memory always behaves like memory, it cannot be used as free space
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2006-08-02 09:15:16 · answer #3 · answered by Goldy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you make no sense
lol you have a swap file n00b
2006-08-02 09:15:04 · answer #4 · answered by zomgpen0r 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋