[pchelpers] Re: Ram
- From: Jackie McBride <abletec@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 08:09:44 -0700
Sanna, let's get a few terms straight first, & then I'll answer your query, ok?
U do like most folks do--confuse hard drive space & ram. Let's make an
analogy this way. Let's say some1 needs to give u an important phone
number, only for u to discover that your pen is out of ink. U have
little choice now except to commit that phone number to short-term
memory, until u can either find something to write it down with or
call it & be done w/it. That short-term memory is equivalent to your
computer's ram. It's volatile, that is, it goes away when the computer
is turned off. Now, continuing our scenario, let's say u get home &
write the number in your roladex. That's equivalent to your hard
drive, because hard drive storage is permanent--it does not disappear
when your machine is turned off.
Now let's answer your question. The actual answer is a definitive
maybe. What I mean is this--there is a process that occurs when u go
to a webpage called caching. That means the file is downloaded to your
computer & stored there temporarily. The amount of time it's stored
there depends on a lot of things, e.g., how many web sites u visit,
how much data is on them, etc. So, no, it isn't equivalent to saving
something on your hard drive, that is, in your inbox, for example,
but, yes, it does get saved there, at least temporarily.
There are many reasons for computers running slow. The most common ones include:
1) Failure to maintain the machine. Maintenance measures include
checking the disk for errors, cleaning out temporary internet files
and cookies, running a registry cleaner to remove unnecessary entries,
& defragmenting the hard drive. People wouldn't think of allowing
their cars to go without oil, for example, but think nothing of
running a computer for years w/o maintaining it--why I cannot fathom,
except they don't know.
2) Insufficient /failing ram, though the latter is generally
accompanied by errors or rebooting;
3) Insufficient processor power, but this would result in consistent slowness;
4) Malware, e.g., viruses.
In addition, if the slowness is occurring only when you're online,
then other factors enter into the equasion that have nothing to do
whatever w/your computer, such as internet congestion, congestion on
your cable if u have cable internet, noise on the phone line if u have
dsl, weather/atmospheric factors, e.g., moisture in the wiring, etc.
That certainly was a long answer to what u thought was a simple
question, wasn't it? Anyway, I hope it helped at least a little, & if
u have more queries, ask away, & some1 here will get back to u, I'm
certain.
--
Blame the computer--why not? It can't defend itself & occasionally
might even be the culprit
Jackie McBride
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