Q: You’re entering data in a spreadsheet. You open a menu that you haven’t opened in several weeks. Then, you notice that the spreadsheet program slows down. Which of the following is the likely cause?
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Q: You are using a spreadsheet to input data. You pull up a menu that you haven’t looked at in a few days. You then see that the spreadsheet application becomes sluggish. Which of these is most likely the reason?
- Your computer needs to load the page for that menu from RAM into virtual memory.
- Your computer needs to load the page for that menu from virtual memory into RAM.
- Your kernel has scheduled its processes inefficiently and you should restart your computer.
- Your computer does not have enough RAM to load the menu.
Explanation: The data that is connected with a specific menu or feature may have been relocated from random access memory (RAM) to virtual memory (a piece of your storage that is used to expand RAM) when you have not used that menu or feature for a considerable amount of time. Because the system has to relocate information back into RAM if you attempt to access it again, there is a possibility that the system may temporarily slow down.
