Do all updates tax your computer memory and performance?
January 22nd, 2008 | by computermemory |
Marsika asked:
How much memory do all this constant updates take of your laptop or PC? My DeskTop has tons of memory but my laptop only has 2GB, which is sufficient for what I use it for.
How much memory do all this constant updates take of your laptop or PC? My DeskTop has tons of memory but my laptop only has 2GB, which is sufficient for what I use it for.
So I was just wondering.
ARNOLD
One Response to “Do all updates tax your computer memory and performance?”
By Nirmanakaya on Jan 22, 2008 | Reply
When you start you computer, the instructions in your firmware tells the CPU the basic information it needs to know about the computer, like the start up instructions on the devices attached, and where to look for the operating system. Once the CPU has these instructions on where to find what it needs to initially start up the computer, parts of the operating system is read from the Mass Storage hard drive and loaded into the RAM.
The CPU takes what it needs from RAM when it needs it, and if it modifies that information — it will rewrite it back to the mass storage. When you start an application like Word — a large portion of the application is moved into the RAM and fed to the CPU as it wants it. Likewise, the document (data) you are working with is in RAM. When you are done with the document and Save it — it is rewritten to the Mass Storage unit. When the application is closed, it unloads most of the memory that application was using from RAM — to make room for the next Application to use that memory. When you turn off the computer — all information held in RAM disappears, as it required electricity (and not magnetic recording) to hold the data in RAM. That’s why you lose a lot of data when the power goes out to the computer unexpectedly.
Your computer should be able to handle all the updates and replace those modules in the CPU.
Hope that helps. It is sort of complicated.