COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
MEMORY SYSTEMS
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Question
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Too many programs running meaning the RAM must be used multiple times
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Too many programs running at once meaning Virtual Memory must be used
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The computer’s laziness and lethargy at the end of long day
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Overheating a computer is usually due to multiple applications running simultaneously, causing the core to work hard and speed up the process, causing the hardware to heat up. The main issue is that the computer will slow down or shut down completely to avoid damage.
Detailed explanation-2: -Using virtual memory makes a computer run slower, as the processor has to wait while data is swapped between hard disk and RAM. As secondary storage devices have slower access times than RAM, the computer’s processing performance can be severely impaired.
Detailed explanation-3: -Virtual memory provides virtual address mapping between applications and hardware memory. It provides many functions, including multitasking (multiple tasks executing at once on one CPU), allowing multiple processes to access the same shared library in memory, swapping, and other functions.
Detailed explanation-4: -The computer uses virtual memory to augment the ordinary RAM that is installed on the computer. If you reduce the size of the paging file, the Office program may not start correctly or may not start at all. This behavior may occur even if the computer has lots of RAM.