2007-01-20 01:30:33 · 4 answers · asked by gerardo s 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Shared Memory is an efficeint means of passing data between programs. One program will create a memory portion which other processes (if permitted) can access.
2007-01-20 02:19:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In computer hardware, shared memory refers to a (typically) large block of random access memory that can be accessed by several different central processing units (CPUs) in a multiple-processor computer system.
In software the term shared memory refers to memory that is accessible by more than one process, where a process is a running instance of a program.
2007-01-20 09:36:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your computer may share memormy space with your hard drive and your computer internal memory for help with computing problems. This is one reason for computer slowdown.
You may need more than the 256 Mb of memory that came with your computer. When the computer needs more memory for computing, it will share memory with the disc drive and really slowing things down.
2007-01-20 09:37:21 · answer #3 · answered by Big C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shared memory on a computer almost always means your on board video doesn,t have on board memory, but shares system memory instead
2007-01-20 09:58:29 · answer #4 · answered by jlbudweiser 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋