HT4718 my macbook pro became ultra slow all of a sudden?please help

Hi
I have a macbookpro i bought in 2012 with following specifications
Processor 2.9GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 8 Gb 1600 MHz DDR3
It became ULTRASLOW all of a sudden.I have not used even half of storage or disk space because I use it basically for internet surfing and doing my school work.Any help will be much appreciated.Thanks.

Hello t@singh
Check out the article below for your MacBook Pro running slow and slowing your productivity. Check Activity Monitor to see if your RAM is being used up and also check the hard drive using Disk Utility.
OS X Lion: If your Mac runs slowly
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH3915
Using Activity Monitor to read System Memory and determine how much RAM is being used (OS X Mountain Lion and earlier)
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1342
Regards,
-Norm G.

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