Phil Bullphilbull@gmail.com2011Michael Hillmdhillca@gmail.com2011, 2014Ekaterina Gerasimovakittykat3756@gmail.comThe Resources tab tells you how much of your computer's
memory (RAM) is being used.How much memory is being used?
Phil Bull
Go to the Resources tab and look at the graph/indicators (short topic).
Point to resources about memory problems. Maybe mention how you can find
which processes are using the most memory.
To check the current memory usage of your computer:
Click the Resources tab.
Memory and Swap History displays a running line graph for
memory and swap as a percentage of the total available. These are plotted
against time, with the current time at the right.
The color of each line is indicated by the pie graphs below. Click the
pie graph to change the color of the line graph.
The Memory pie graph shows memory usage in
GiB and as a percentage of the total available.
To change the update interval:
Click
System MonitorPreferences.
Click the Resources tab.
Enter a value for Update interval in seconds.
Which processes are using the most memory?
To check which processes are using the most memory:
Click the Processes tab.
Click the Memory column header to sort the processes
according to memory use.
The arrow in the column header shows the sort direction; click again
to reverse it. If the arrow points up, the processes using the most
memory appear at the top of the list.