Simulating more random access memory (RAM) than actually exists, which allows the computer to run larger programs as well as multiple programs concurrently. Actually developed back in the 1950s, ...

Design and understanding of the computer system as a whole unit. Performance Evaluation and its role in computer system design; Instruction Set Architecture design, Datapath design and optimizations ...

Virtual memory, also known as the swap file, uses part of your hard drive to effectively expand your RAM, allowing you to run more programs than it could otherwise handle. But a hard drive is much ...