Symantec 10067161 Product Manual - Page 77

Monitoring your system's performance 77 About System Insight 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