Suppose the daytime processing load consists of 35% CPU activity and 65% disk ac

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Suppose the daytime processing load consists of 35% CPU activity and 65% disk activity. Your customers are complaining that the system is slow. After doing some research, you learn that you can upgrade your disks for $1200.00 to make them 3 times as fast as they are currently. You have also learned that you can upgrade your CPU to make 2 times as fast for $280.00. 10 points
a. Which would you choose to yield the best performance improvement for the least amount of money?
b. Which option would you choose if you don

Suppose the daytime processing load consists of 35% CPU activity and 65% disk activity. Your customers are complaining that the system is slow. After doing some research, you learn that you can upgrade your disks for $1200.00 to make them 3 times as fast as they are currently. You have also learned that you can upgrade your CPU to make 2 times as fast for $280.00. Which would you choose to yield the best performance improvement for the least amount of money? Which option would you choose if you don't care about the money, but want a faster system?

Explanation / Answer

a.I would upgrade the CPU since doing so would make it 2 times faster.

b. I would upgrade the disk since doing so would make it 3 times faster

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