RAM (Random Access Memory) is your computer’s thinking space: as long as you have games, images, spreadsheets, browser tabs, or anything else open, it’s kept in the RAM for fast and easy access.

We'll explain not only what RAM is, but also how it works on a non-technical level, how it impacts your computer's performance, and how much of it you need to make your computer run smoothly.

If you see Your computer is low on memory or Out of memory error message on your Windows 11/10 system, you can use these working fixes to resolve the issue.

Computer memory and storage have always followed the Law of Closet Space. No matter how much you have, you shortly discover that it isn’t enough. So it’s good news that scientists in ...

RAM is like a human's short term or working memory, where you keep track of things going on right now - like whether or not you had lunch or paid your phone bill.

Computer storage refers to the hard drive, solid-state drive, or flash memory where information is stored by your computer for the long-term, while memory or RAM (random access memory) is a short ...

Every component in your computer is important, complex, and has more specifications than most folks are familiar with. Your RAM, or Random Access Memory, is no exception to this. Generally, people ...

Installing the RAM Most people can figure out how to install RAM sticks into their computer. If you can’t, there’s a tutorial here.

Virtual memory with paging lets a computer run many programs at the same time, almost regardless of available RAM. This benefit, called multiprogramming, is a key feature of modern PC operating ...

Bad memory isn't that rare so it's worth testing with something like Memtest86 just to be sure. Years ago I built a computer that seemed to work fine but couldn't complete a windows install.