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  2. Page fault - Wikipedia

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    If the memory access time is 0.2 μs, then the page fault would make the operation about 40,000 times slower. Performance optimization of programs or operating systems often involves reducing the number of page faults. Two primary focuses of the optimization are reducing overall memory usage and improving memory locality.

  3. Machine-check exception - Wikipedia

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    Machine checks are a hardware problem, not a software problem. They are often the result of overclocking or overheating. In some cases, the CPU will shut itself off once passing a thermal limit to avoid permanent damage.

  4. Memory paging - Wikipedia

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    When every process is waiting on the swap, the system is considered to be in swap death. [24] [25] Swap death can happen due to incorrectly configured memory overcommitment. [26] [27] [28] The original description of the "swapping to death" problem relates to the X server. If code or data used by the X server to respond to a keystroke is not in ...

  5. System File Checker - Wikipedia

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    In Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 10, System File Checker is integrated with Windows Resource Protection (WRP), which protects registry keys and folders as well as critical system files. Under Windows Vista, sfc.exe can be used to check specific folder paths, including the Windows folder and the boot folder.

  6. Windows Error Reporting - Wikipedia

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    The Problem Reports and Solutions Control Panel applet was replaced by the Maintenance section of the Action Center on Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2.. A new app, Problem Steps Recorder (PSR.exe), is available on all builds of Windows 7 and enables the collection of the actions performed by a user while encountering a crash so that testers and developers can reproduce the situation for analysis ...

  7. DLL hell - Wikipedia

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    DLL hell is an umbrella term for the complications that arise when one works with dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) used with older Microsoft Windows operating systems, [1] particularly legacy 16-bit editions, which all run in a single memory space.

  8. zram - Wikipedia

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    The two most common uses for zram are for the storage of temporary files (/tmp) and as a swap device. Initially, zram had only the latter function, hence the original name "compcache" ("compressed cache"). Unlike swap, zram only uses 0.1% of the maximum size of the disk when not in use. [1]

  9. Error message - Wikipedia

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