virtual memory or RAM??

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Well, i found out about a "virtual memory" in the system, and i
thought...what is the difference between virtual memory and RAM?, i assume as
they are both memory, their use is for storing temporal data, am i wrong??,
does windows have a priority in the use of them?, store data first in the RAM
, or in virtual?, i don't understand this :s, could anyone help me please??
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Main difference is that "virtual memory" grinds the hard disk (=slow) and
RAM doesn't.

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Wasn't it "VBA" <[email protected]> in message
, who said something
like......???
 
VBA said:
Well, i found out about a "virtual memory" in the system, and i
thought...what is the difference between virtual memory and RAM?, i
assume as they are both memory, their use is for storing temporal
data, am i wrong??, does windows have a priority in the use of them?,
store data first in the RAM , or in virtual?, i don't understand this
:s, could anyone help me please??
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Virtual = Nearly, almost. Not real. Fictious. Existing in essence but not in
actual fact. Simulated.

Understanding the difference is immaterial. The only thing that's important
is that you have lots of both.
 
virtual memory == hard drive file used by Windows in order to "swap-out"
memory sections for other uses. True usage only XP or MS would really know.

RAM == Random Access Memory -- physical memory chips which the PC uses to
store/process info during the Windows session.

Important that you should be using both and that you "set aside" a good part
of the hard drive space in order for XP to have enough virtual memory swap file.
 
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