Recent content by Fox3613

I know, it sounds idiot :D Imagine he's reading this... he know my nickname and all. ;) Anyway, imagine there is a single-threaded application you?re running that uses 80% CPU time. How will the other threads be distributed? CPU1 -> 1 thread -> 80% usage CPU 2 -> 15 threads -> 5% usage...

<< I have another question. The FAQ says "By far, the majority of applications are written to be single-threaded. This means that the program executes in a linear fashion, and will only use one CPU.". What happens if you only use single-threaded apps? Are the threads of the various apps evenly...

I have another question. The FAQ says "By far, the majority of applications are written to be single-threaded. This means that the program executes in a linear fashion, and will only use one CPU.". What happens if you only use single-threaded apps? Are the threads of the various apps evenly...

Thanks MrThompson, The FAQ answers practically all my questions. About the teacher... he's more into software (databases etc.). I don't know why he's going to ask a question on the exam, while he knows little about it... Same story with a question about overclocking?

Well, 4 posts further and we have one disadvantage and one advantage :P Disadvantage: - Operating system support Advantage: - Workload shared between CPU's Workload shared between CPU's. Duh, a bit obvious ;) ... but do you need special applications for this? For example: - I believe the...

Ah ok, but do you want to explain me why you believe that? I need some constructive facts for my exam. I know MP systems aren't useless (if I had the money I would buy one for myself... like SETI@home ;)). He told us some things... but it was way too subjective. I need good objective...

Hey, I have exam computer hardware next Monday. I would like to know what the advantages and disadvantages of multiprocessor systems are and in what circumstances they are attractive to use. My teacher believes they are useless, because the tasks aren't equally divided between the processors...

RAID is a cool solution indeed, but a bit expensive for what I need. I would go with RAID, if I had the money. :( Oh well; backup over network is currently running ... scheduled the critical files to be back upped every day, the large archive once a week. Works fine. :D

Thanks for answering! I'm currently using the backup program provided with Windows XP. It appears to be all I need. Take care, Fox

Hey, I'm currently looking for a good solution for automated server backups. This is my situation: I have a server running Windows 2000 and 4 clients running Windows XP. All documents, music, movies, etc. are stored on this server. The risk is, if I have a hard drive failure everyone loses...

Indeed, some Operating Systems use resources in a more efficient way. I suggest installing FreeBSD for example; those overclocked system will crash even faster. Another thing: overclocking could even lead to data corruption on a long-term base, you just don?t notice it very fast with a Windows...

It might be a terrorist action, supported by several government agencies... :Q

OK, thanks a lot!

Really? Could you please explain me how you figured this out? I'm member of the User Base (PUB) of this ISP (Telenet). The quality of their (Telenet) service improved a lot since they (PUB) started out. This, however, doesn't mean the Telenet service is perfect! If you think your statement is...

Huh, how? PM'ing phalanx doesn't seem to work... and he submitted my mailadres, so that doesn't work either! :frown: Fox