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  2. Hard disk drive performance characteristics - Wikipedia

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    The latter will increase the data transfer rate for a given RPM speed. Improvement of data transfer rate performance is correlated to the areal density only by increasing a track's linear surface bit density (sectors per track). Simply increasing the number of tracks on a disk can affect seek times but not gross transfer rates.

  3. Overhead (computing) - Wikipedia

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    It is thus similar to overhead in organizations. Computer system overhead shows up as slower processing, less memory, less storage capacity, less network bandwidth, or bigger latency than would be expected from reading the system specifications. [1] It is a special case of engineering overhead. Overhead can be a deciding factor in software ...

  4. Fragmentation (computing) - Wikipedia

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    In computer storage, fragmentation is a phenomenon in which storage space, such as computer memory or a hard drive, is used inefficiently, reducing capacity or performance and often both. The exact consequences of fragmentation depend on the specific system of storage allocation in use and the particular form of fragmentation.

  5. Why is my computer so slow? - AOL

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    Here are several steps you can take to improve your computer's performance: Computer Hardware Upgrades: Add More RAM: Increasing your computer's RAM can significantly improve performance ...

  6. Computer performance - Wikipedia

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    In computing, computer performance is the amount of useful work accomplished by a computer system. Outside of specific contexts, computer performance is estimated in terms of accuracy, efficiency and speed of executing computer program instructions. When it comes to high computer performance, one or more of the following factors might be involved:

  7. The ultimate guide to computer health: How to ensure ... - AOL

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    Perform a PC health check at least once every three to six months to maintain optimal performance. Frequent checks are especially important if you notice any unusual behavior or performance issues ...

  8. Cache performance measurement and metric - Wikipedia

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    The performance of a computer system depends on the performance of all individual units—which include execution units like integer, branch and floating point, I/O units, bus, caches and memory systems. The gap between processor speed and main memory speed has grown exponentially.

  9. Density (computer storage) - Wikipedia

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    A less obvious effect is that as density improves, the number of DIMMs needed to supply any particular amount of memory decreases, which in turn means less DIMMs overall in any particular computer. This often leads to improved performance as well, as there is less bus traffic. However, this effect is generally not linear.