Tb 143 Unit 8 Analysis 1

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Jason Maysonet (16009681) 2/15/13 TB143 Unit 8 Analysis 1: System Performance OK, you know that the CPU, the RAM, the Video Card Processor or GPU and Video Card RAM or VRAM all determine the performance of the system – to a certain extent. And you also know that the performance impact of changing one component is dependent on the motherboard and other existing components, for example, you cannot simply continually increase CPU speed and think that you current computer will simply keep on getting faster and faster, but how do these different components interact with one another in terms of performance impact? Also, we know that more RAM is in general always better, but we also know that 32-bit computing systems can’t really sensibly make use of more than 3.2GB RAM. So it’s all good to try and smack 16Gigs of RAM into your 32-bit Windows XP machine, but it will be a total waste of money on 13GB of RAM. Also we know that more processes running on your computer will in general mean less CPU’s horsepower available for other tasks. This means you should first have a look at the running services on your computer and determine if they are really necessary. For example is it really necessary that your TomTomHOMEService used for ejecting TOMTOM devices runs automatically or can you may be set it’s start up type to manual in the Windows 7 in Control Panel > System and Security > Administrative Tools > Services list? A less obvious factor which can affect your computer’s performance is the fragmentation on the hard disk drive, making it more difficult for the system to build up the data it needs to run you applications in memory if the composite data are scattered all over the hard disk drive. In the System Section under the Control Panel in Windows 7 is a section called “Check the Windows Experience Index” which is a nice step up from the situation
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