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You may be wondering why you computer is slow at times and there are
other times when it is fast in processing. This could be caused by a
number of factors. They include: the speed of the CPU, the space on the
hard disk, the size of the RAM, the type of the graphics card, the speed
of the hard disk,, if the computer is multitasking, the defragmenting
files.

1) The speed of the CPU


The speed of the CPU is also known as the clock speed of the CPU. The
clock speed of the CPU is the frequency of which the processor
executes instructions or the frequency by which data is processed by
the CPU. It is measured in millions of cycles per second or megahertz
(MHz). If the Clock speed of the CPU is fast then definitely the
performance of the computer will be affected positively, in other words
the computer will carry out processing functions at a faster pace.

2) The size of the RAM (Random Access Memory)


The RAM is referred to as the active part of the computer. This is
because the RAM has the capability of storing data that the computer is
currently using, because of the fact that it is fast to retrieve data stored
in the RAM. With the definition above, a large RAM size will mean a
faster computer performance and a smaller RAM size will result to
slower computer performance.

3) The speed of the hard disk


The hard disk speed is defined as the rate at which material and content
can be read and written on it. The hard disk speed of different hard
disks is not consistent because they vary by manufacturer, drive type
and the use of the hard disk. It therefore means that the higher the
speed of the hard disk the

faster the performance of the computer and vice versa.

4) Hard disk space


The bigger the space on the hard disk will result to faster performance
of the computer. The smaller the space on the hard disk will result in a
slower performance of the computer. The hard disk is filled with data
this will use most of the memory leaving less memory for the
operations of the processor.

5) Multiple applications running on the computer


Multi-tasking tends to slow down the performance of the computer
because memory is used to support more than one applications
compared to when one application has all the memory to itself. This
means that the more applications that are running the slower the
computer will perform. Likewise if less or one application is running the
performance of the computer will be faster.

6) Type of graphic card


When it comes to quality of pictures and animations graphic cards are
the main factors. So if a machine processes many graphics and it has a
weak graphic card it will perform slower. This means that the more
powerful the graphic card is the faster the performance of the
computer.

7) Defragmenting files
Files that are broken or it takes long to read them will mean that the
computer will have to defragment them first. This will slow down the
performance of the computer.

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