[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>changed subject since we're now focusing on RAM... > >how does RAM type affect performance? Too much. When compounded with less memory and multifarious processes, processes are swapped out of memory to a backing store such as a hard drive/swap file on disk, while others are given their share of processing time and memory resource. More memory would entail less swapping of processes to the disks, resulting in faster operations. This means so much in server environments, wherein there are a lot of simultaneous processes going on. Having a low amount of RAM with low hard disk space might mean death to a machine, as the CPU scheduler is occupied by swapping processes in and out of memory to and fro the hard disks, while at the same time accomodating the users' processes. It's not simply enough to have a very fast processor (you can switch from one process to another faster, but you don't minimize swapping that way). Paolo Falcone __________________________________ www.edsamail.com _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
