Symantec 10067161 - 10PK NORTON ANTIVIRUS, Product Manual

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Identifying resource-consuming processes
You can click at any point on the CPU graph or memory
graph to obtain a list of the processes that consume
maximum resources of your computer at that point.
You can click a process that is available in the list to
get more information about the process in the File
Insight window.
To identify resource-consuming processes
1
In the Norton AntiVirus main window, click
Performance.
2
In the Performance window, do one of the following:
1
To view the CPU graph, click the CPU tab.
1
To view the memory graph, click the Memory
tab.
3
Click at any point on the graph to obtain a list of
resource-consuming processes.
4
Click the name of a process to obtain additional
information about the process in the File Insight
window.
About optimization
The data storage space on a disk is divided into discrete
units. These units are called clusters. When files are
written to the disk, they are broken up into
cluster-sized pieces. When all of the file pieces are
located in adjacent or contiguous clusters, the file can
be accessed quickly.
Your computer’s hard disk stores all of your files,
applications, and the Windows operating system. The
bits of information that make up your files gradually
spread over the disk. This process is known as
fragmentation. The more that you use your computer,
the more fragmented the hard disk gets.
When a fragmented file is accessed, the disk
performance is slower. The performance is slower
because the drive head locates, loads, saves, and keeps
77 Monitoring your system's performance
About System Insight