Following are some important factors that affect the processing speed of an operating system
Factors that affect performance in an operating system
1. NUMBER OF CORES (PROCESSORS)
If the Number of CPU cores is more, then the speed o operating system also increase accordingly.
2. MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS AFFECTING COMPUTER SPEED
If you are running more software together at the same time, then the speed of operating system can decrease accordingly.
3. GRAPHICS CARD TYPE
4. DATA BUS WIDTH
If data bus width is more, then the speed of operating system will increase accordingly.
5. MEMORY CACHE
More cache means operating system will work in more speedy way.
6. CLOCK SPEEDÂ Â Â Â
7. MALWARE
8. Installing a new Operating System
9. DEFRAGMENTION
If more space is wasted due to memory fragmentation, then it can decrease operating system speed.
10. Registers
11. RAM
If RAM will increase, then it effects too much on operating system speed.
12. System Clock
13. Viruses
Examples of some viruses that can harm your operating system
- Beast
- Mylife
- Bagle
- Blaster
- L10n Worm
- Torpig
- Conflicker
- MyDoom
- ILOVEYOU
- Pikachu
- Anna Kournikova
- SQL Slammer
- Sober Worm
- Nimda
- Klez
- Anti-Spyware 2011
- Morto
- Code Red Worm
- Code Red II
- w32.Dozer
- Sircam
- Sobig.F
- Nyxem
- Storm Worm
- Daprosy Worm
- Stuxnet
- Netsky
- Witty Worm
- Sasser
- Vundo
- Santy
- Duqu
- Flame
- Shamoon
- NRGBot
- CryptoLocker
- Gameover ZeuS
- Regin
- BASHLITE
- Locky
- Tiny Banker
- Mirai
- Wanna Cry
- Wrapping Up!