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  2. Why is my computer so slow? - AOL

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    Corrupted system files: Corrupted system files can cause various performance problems, including slow performance and system crashes. ... Insufficient RAM (Random Access Memory): ...

  3. Memory corruption - Wikipedia

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    When the corrupted memory contents are used later in that program, it leads either to program crash or to strange and bizarre program behavior. Nearly 10% of application crashes on Windows systems are due to heap corruption. [1] Modern programming languages like C and C++ have powerful features of explicit memory management and pointer ...

  4. Memory leak - Wikipedia

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    A memory leak may also happen when an object is stored in memory but cannot be accessed by the running code (i.e. unreachable memory). [2] A memory leak has symptoms similar to a number of other problems and generally can only be diagnosed by a programmer with access to the program's source code.

  5. RAM parity - Wikipedia

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    As with parity RAM, additional information needs to be stored and more processing needs to be done, making ECC RAM more expensive and a little slower than non-parity and logic parity RAM. This type of ECC memory is especially useful for any application where reliability or uptime is a concern: failing bits in a memory word are detected and ...

  6. Data corruption - Wikipedia

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    Photo of an Atari 2600 with corrupted RAM. A video that has been corrupted. Epilepsy warning: This video contains bright, flashing images. There are two types of data corruption associated with computer systems: undetected and detected.

  7. Memory scrubbing - Wikipedia

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  8. Memory management - Wikipedia

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    Memory management (also dynamic memory management, dynamic storage allocation, or dynamic memory allocation) is a form of resource management applied to computer memory.The essential requirement of memory management is to provide ways to dynamically allocate portions of memory to programs at their request, and free it for reuse when no longer needed.

  9. Machine-check exception - Wikipedia

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    Machine checks are a hardware problem, not a software problem. They are often the result of overclocking or overheating. In some cases, the CPU will shut itself off once passing a thermal limit to avoid permanent damage.