Your RAM does not go anywhere, but is only used by programs. As you close programs, the ram the programs was using becomes available again. If your computer is running slow, try cutting off or uninstalling unneeded programs. The more you have running at any given time the slower your computer will be. If the programs that use up all your ram are on your startup list go to < Start - All Programs - Startup > and remove the programs that you do not want starting with windows. They will still be on your computer so if your have no need of them at all, uninstall them to help increase speed.
There are a couple of things you can try if you find yourself running low on RAM, and your computer is slow. You can restart your computer which closes all running programs. Checking your internet connection may also be slowing your computer.
A restarting of the computer will completely clear the random memory (RAM) whereas just logging off will mostly clear the RAM. From a performance aspect, restart is better than logoff. If you're concerned about security, both are equal.
Maybe, it depends on what kind of computer or laptop you have. The old kinds probably don't get ram back.
Your computer erases the RAM when it is shut down.
The RAM (random access memory) usually stores temporary files and cache to help speed up your computer by not having to repeatedly load the same thing but is you do not restart your computer the RAM will become full and it will slow down your computer so every now and then just restart the computer for best performance.
Hibernating a computer costs no more than turning it off. All computers have RAM and a HDD. The ram stores information temporarily which is lost when power is lost, while the HDD is used for long term storage and is kept when power is lost. When you hibernate your computer it saves everything it is proccessing on the RAM at the time to the HDD. Then when you turn your computer back on it moves all the proccesses back onto the RAM. So... no, it shouldn't cost anymore than turning it off.
The RAM is where the computer stores all the required codes to run it.
It may be that the new RAM you put in is not rated for the same speeds as what you already had, leading to memory errors, overheating, and random shutdowns.
Your ram may not be properly connected.. connect the ram properly and re-start the computer..
when your computer uses up all the ram and you need more
Yes, RAM means Read Access Memory and this is where the computer saves the processes temporarily until you restart or turn off your computer! The more RAM the faster the proccess of saving data/information, the less the RAM the slower the proccess so the PC is end up being slower!
Nothing. RAM only stores temporarily data which means when your computer shuts down or resets, all data in RAM is lost.