Tag: ram

  • Why Your Internet Browser is Such a RAM Hog

    Why Your Internet Browser is Such a RAM Hog

    By Des Nnochiri   Savvy computer users have been ranting for years about how their internet browser hogs so much of their RAM. The issue has become so important that some are even using a platform’s RAM-consumption rate as the main factor affecting their decision to use it. Although shocking that a single application on […]

  • Paging File Percent of Usage Counter

    Paging File Percent of Usage Counter

    By Zoë Dunning   Following last week’s article about monitoring CPU usage using Performance Monitor counters, this post concerns the “\Paging File\% Usage” counter. Overview “\Paging File\% Usage” displays the percentage of the paging file that is currently in use. A paging file is a hidden, optional system storage file on a hard disk. Only […]