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1 Your PC’s Performance Features
Matching Memory Capacity to Your Requirements
If You Do Not Have
Enough Memory
If you do not have sufficient memory for the applications you are
running, your PC will compensate by using hard disk space as virtual
memory. Since your processor is able to access memory approximately
200 times faster than it can access a hard disk, the negative effect on
performance is significant.
Windows NT
If you are using Windows NT, you can use the Performance Monitor
utility to monitor your use of memory and other system resources.
Among other indications, the Performance Monitor will report any use
you are making of the Windows NT swap file.
The swap file is the virtual memory on your hard disk used by the
processor when insufficient memory is available. If the Performance
Monitor indicates that your PC is making use of the swap file, then the
performance of you PC will be improved by adding extra memory.
Performance
Memory Capacity
