What does 512 MB of ram equal?

Answer 1

To give a basic overview of RAM and ROM: Read-only-memory refers to memory that cannot be changed. You have it in your computer under the form of a BIOS ROM chip. Files and programs are stored in non-volatile memory (such as hard drives) then transferred to Random-Access-Memory (RAM, usually called "memory" by the average person) to work with.

RAM (Random-Access-Memory) is what the computer works with. Most computers now days come out with at least 2GB of RAM (512MB is half a gigabyte).

RAM is one of the major deciding factors in how fast your computer runs. It can be upgraded but should only be upgraded by someone knowledgeable in the subject and shouldn't be attempted by a non-professional, especially while under warranty.

One of the reasons to get a higher amount of RAM is to run games. All games should have minimum specifications, which is the lowest amount of hard drive space, RAM, graphics et cetera to run the game. For example, The Sims 3 has a minimum specification of 2GB of RAM.

Programs can take up different amount of RAM. On average, on my laptop iTunes will take up around 500MB of RAM (though I have a large library and use the album art look), Google Chrome (my web browser) uses roughly 90MB with a few tabs open and Word 2010 uses roughly 55MB. However, these are only rough estimates and shouldn't be used as your only sources.

Answer 2

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