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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

In the Norton AntiVirus main window, click

Performance.

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.

Click at any point on the graph to obtain a list of

resource-consuming processes.

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

77Monitoring your system's performance

About System Insight

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