An end-user has 16GB of RAM installed on a computer system. Which of the following describes why the OS only uses a maximum of 4GB of RAM?
A. The operating system is 16-bit.
B. The computer has corrupted RAM.
C. The computer has a defective motherboard.
D. The operating system is 32-bit.
E. The computer has a virus.
I agree that it is POSSIBLE for the answer to be E. However, the test itself is intended to test our knowledge of various computing concepts, and that includes KNOWING that a 32-bit cannot access all 16 GB of RAM mentioned here. In the words of Google from Brainly:
The likely reason for an OS only using 4GB out of 16GB of RAM is that it’s a 32-bit system, which is limited to addressing 4GB of memory. Users must have a 64-bit OS to utilize all 16GB of RAM.
Hello, I was reviewing your questions and I was wondering why the answer is D. Couldn’t the answer also be E? If the computer has a virus then they are notorious for eating up ram and slowing down your computer? Thanks