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2. Wirth's law - Wikipedia

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   Wirth's law is an adage on computer performance which states that software is getting slower more rapidly than hardware is becoming faster. The adage is named after Niklaus Wirth, a computer scientist who discussed it in his 1995 article "A Plea for Lean Software". [1] [2]

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   System Mechanic is an easy solution for optimal PC performance and simple computing. Once downloaded, it helps speed up slow computers by removing unnecessary software and files and fixes problems ...

4. System Mechanic FAQs - AOL Help

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   Normal everyday PC usage can take its toll on computer and PC systems, making them annoyingly slow. System Mechanic, from iolo, is a software suite that secures, optimizes, repairs and fine tunes your computer so the system can run faster and at its best. System Mechanic software: Boosts internet speed by optimizing connection settings.

5. Computer performance - Wikipedia

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   Perceived performance, in computer engineering, refers to how quickly a software feature appears to perform its task. The concept applies mainly to user acceptance aspects. The amount of time an application takes to start up, or a file to download, is not made faster by showing a startup screen (see Splash screen) or a file progress dialog box.

6. Operating system - Wikipedia

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   Operating systems include the software that is always running, called a kernel—but can include other software as well. [ 6 ] [ 8 ] The two other types of programs that can run on a computer are system programs —which are associated with the operating system, but may not be part of the kernel—and applications—all other software.

7. Program optimization - Wikipedia

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   Choice of design depends on the goals: when designing a compiler, if fast compilation is the key priority, a one-pass compiler is faster than a multi-pass compiler (assuming same work), but if speed of output code is the goal, a slower multi-pass compiler fulfills the goal better, even though it takes longer itself. Choice of platform and ...