CHAPTER 10: Performance Tuning Flashcards
An event that is triggered when a count value is above or below the specifi ed threshold value.
alert
A set of performance indicators gathered when system performance is acceptable.
baseline
The overall rating of your computer generated from the subscores.
base score
The component in a process that prevents the overall process from completing faster.
bottleneck
The performance indicators that can be recorded in Performance Monitor.
counters
A grouping of counters that you can use to log system data and generate reports.
Data Collector Set
The component that is used to automatically manage performance logs.
Data Manager
A tool within Performance Monitor that allows you to visually display the data generated by counters.
Performance Monitor
The process for collecting system performance data, analyzing system performance data, and implementing system performance improvements.
performance tuning
Reports created in Performance Monitor that use XML-based rules to analyze logged data and display meaningful results.
Reports
A utility launched from Performance Monitor that provides real-time monitoring of the most common system performance indicators.
Resource Monitor
The rating of individual subsystems in your computer.
subscores
A utility that allows you to view overall system information and manipulate processes.
Task Manager
The combination of physical memory and the paging fi le.
virtual memory
Scores that help you determine which applications your computer can run.
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