RAM and the performance of a computer questions
Q1. Why generally is more RAM in a computer desirable?
Q2. What is ‘virtual memory’?
Q3. What is meant by 'multi-tasking'?
Q4. What are the limiting factors for increasing the amount of RAM in a computer?
Q5. Where are programs you load on a computer stored?
Q6. What happens when you want to run an application?
Q7. Which is faster to read from or write to: a hard drive or RAM?
Q8. Explain your answer to Q7 above.
Q9. Do some research on the Internet. What is meant by a 'Von Neumann processor'?
Q10. What is a motherboard?