What are the differences between virtual memory and physical memory?

Softwares run on the OS on a very simple premise – they require memory. The device OS provides it in the form of RAM. The amount of memory required may vary – some softwares need huge memory, some require paltry memory. Most (if not all) users run multiple applications on the OS simultaneously, and given … Read more

How do I check CPU and Memory Usage in Java?

If you are looking specifically for memory in JVM: Runtime runtime = Runtime.getRuntime(); NumberFormat format = NumberFormat.getInstance(); StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(); long maxMemory = runtime.maxMemory(); long allocatedMemory = runtime.totalMemory(); long freeMemory = runtime.freeMemory(); sb.append(“free memory: ” + format.format(freeMemory / 1024) + “<br/>”); sb.append(“allocated memory: ” + format.format(allocatedMemory / 1024) + “<br/>”); sb.append(“max memory: ” … Read more