Understanding computer memory and Java memory
First things first – running applications, Java or not, requires computer memory. The application’s memory is the physical memory of the computer. Having more knowledge about the memory of the computer is going to help in our understanding of Java memory. Therefore, let’s discuss the concept of memory and Java memory in a bit more detail.
Computer memory
Chances are that you already know this, but just to reiterate: a computer has memory. This is the part of the computer that is used for storing information that is used for executing processes. We also call this the main memory or sometimes primary storage. An important point to make here is that this is different from computer storage, where long-term information is stored. This storage is long-term because the HDD storage stores the information magnetically and the SDD can be qualified as Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM). They don...
