Operating Systems

Question 1

Name some hardware factors affecting operating system performance

Answer 1

Limited CPU speed
Number of cores
Slow hard disk read/write
Limited RAM capacity 
(For CPU & RAM think of mr watts signature example)

Question 2

Name some malware factors affecting performance of operating systems

Answer 2

Viruses
Worms
Spyware

Question 3

Name some virtual memory factors affecting operating system performance

Answer 3

Heavy use of virtual memory relies on slow disc transfers rather than the very fast working memory (RAM) data transfers
Not enough HDD space allocated to extend TAM (pagefile too small-the pagefile is a section of the hard disk that is reserved as an extension of the RAM)