I got a phone call from a neighbor yesterday. His eight-year-old Microsoft Surface tablet has started acting up. He likes the tablet form factor and uses the on screen keyboard for his text input.

Though checking your computer's RAM speed is incredibly simple, Mac and PC have the information located in different places.

It does not retain its contents without a constant supply of power. When a computer is turned off, everything stored in its RAM is lost.

Knowing what’s inside your computer is important to know which software, operating system or games are compatible ... such as laptop model, Windows, RAM, storage capacity and other software ...