Hard Drive:
Your hard drive is your "storage capacity". The
larger your hard drive the more stuff you can fit on your computer. Everything
in your computer, every keystroke, and every file you save is stored on the hard
drive. Once your hard drive gets full you may start to get errors or your system
may begin to freeze. If this happens it is time to call us to either replace
this drive with a bigger one, add one in addition to the one you already have
or, redistribute data across drive letters.
Memory:
Your memory is how much "work area" your computer
has to work with at one time. It determines how many things you can have open at
once. This is where your computer puts everything while the work is in progress.
When you send a print job to the printer, it is held in memory until it comes
out of the printer. When you type a document, it is held in memory until you
save it. Naturally the more memory your computer has the faster it will become
as it has more work area to utilize more efficiently.
Also see : Backing Up
your Files | Files, Folders and Directories
| Flash Memory Card Readers |
Memory Types
