Memory Is Extended to Storage The computer's RAM is divided into "pages," typically 4KB in size. When RAM fills up, pages not currently in use by open programs are written to storage in a "swap file." ...

In a virtual memory computer, which most are today, the data may actually reside on disk at a given moment. See virtual memory. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.

Random Access Memory is temporary memory used to store data and process information. The more RAM that is available to a computer, the more data the computer can store there, which can lead to ...