Virtual memory is a valuable concept in computer architecture that allows you to run large, sophisticated programs on a computer even if it has a relatively small amount of RAM. A computer with ...

OnCore Systems has developed a port of its embedded operating system (OS) for the PowerPC 405 that uses features of the on-chip memory management unit (MMU) to reduce the effects of using memory ...

I have a new Mac mini with 16GB of RAM. So why does Activity Monitor show that EVERY single process is using some amount of virtual memory, even when there is about 10GB of unallocated RAM? Shouldn't ...

Benjamin is a business consultant, coach, designer, musician, artist, and writer, living in the remote mountains of Vermont. He has 20+ years experience in tech, an educational background in the arts, ...

Until recently, an explanation of memory management would have amounted to a description of a computer’s virtual memory implementation. Now however, memory management encompasses organizing frequently ...