a computer repair technician. Do I Need More Memory or a Bigger Hard Drive? While talking to customers about their computer upgrade options, the conversation usually ends up... with a discussion about memory and hard drives. To answer this question we must first talk about the differences between memory, also called RAM,and hard drives. Simply put, RAM... and the usage of hard drive space as Virtual Memory. RAM is known as volatile storage because if the computer loses power, you will lose all information in the RAM. This is how some...

as "Live CD" versions, will boot Linux directly from the CD on systems that are capable of doing this. Memory requirements vary, so please consult the Live CD distribution you have...