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Question by  AaronCooper (26)

What is "virtual memory" in a computer?

 
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Answer by  bmraqib (39)

Virtual Memory is a memory, which management technique developed for multitasking kernels. This memory virtualizes a computer architecture's various hardware memory device like RAM or Disk Storage. Virtual memory is an integral part of a computer. All implementations excluding emulators and virtual machines require hardware support, typically in the form of memory management unit into the CPU.

 
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Answer by  MrRandomFace (5)

Virtual Memory is when your computer uses your hard disk as "fake" memory, moving it to and from RAM. This technique speeds up the computer.

 
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