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I kinda unerstand the difference between RAM and Memory and i was just wondering can RAM be used up like Memory?? Ram is rapid access memory and memory is where files/ect are stored and i want to know if RAM can be depleted so my question is can ram be used up???

Yes. Programs take up RAM. Closing the program recovers the RAM used by it. If you run out of RAM, your computer will become very slow.

Your computer is like an office. Programs are pages. RAM is the desktop. The hard disk is the filing cabinet.

You can only work on things that are on your desk. If your desk is too small, you will run out of space and you'll have to keep swapping pages between the filing cabinet and the desk. This is very slow.

Your computer's CPU can only process things that are in RAM. If you don't have enough RAM, you will run out of space and you'll have to keep swapping data between the hard disk and RAM. RAM is about 180,000 times faster than a hard disk, so this will make your computer really slow.

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