Measuring General 
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Performance
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In this section of the lab you will learn:
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• How to run a benchmark test
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• Why a test of processor performance measures the 
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   speed of integer and floating point operations
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• How a computer’s 2D and 3D graphics capabilities 
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   affect overall performance
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• Which components affect 3D graphics capability
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• How a computer’s memory access affects system 
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   performance
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• How a computer’s disk access rate affects system 
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   performance
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• Caveats for using overall performance scores