Locate one or more benchmarking programs for PCs on the Web. Download and install the benchmarks and test your own computer’s performance. What do the results tell you about your computer? Do they offer any guidance for improving system performance? What types of application tasks do the benchmark programs simulate? Would similar benchmark programs be useful with midrange computers or mainframes?

Locate one or more benchmarking programs for PCs on the Web. Download and install the benchmarks and test your own computer’s performance. What do the results tell you about your computer? Do they offer any guidance for improving system performance? What types of application tasks do the benchmark programs simulate? Would similar benchmark programs be useful with midrange computers or mainframes?

Enhanced Discovering Computers 2017 (Shelly Cashman Series) (MindTap Course List)

1st Edition

ISBN:9781305657458

Author:Misty E. Vermaat, Susan L. Sebok, Steven M. Freund, Mark Frydenberg, Jennifer T. Campbell

Publisher:Misty E. Vermaat, Susan L. Sebok, Steven M. Freund, Mark Frydenberg, Jennifer T. Campbell

Chapter9: Operating Systems: Managing, Coordinating, And Monitoring Resources

Section: Chapter Questions

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