cpu utilization

operating systems

Understanding User and Kernel Mode

Most operating systems have some method of displaying CPU utilization. In Windows, this is Task Manager. CPU usage is generally represented as a simple percentage of CPU time spent on non-idle tasks. But this is a bit of a simplification. In any modern operating system, the CPU is actually spending

By Jeff Atwood ·
Comments

performance

Why Is The System Idle Process Hogging All The Resources?

From the "you can't make this stuff up department", this 2003 gem from blogging O.G. John Dvorak: IDLE-TIME PROCESS. Once in a while the system will go into an idle mode, requiring from five minutes to half an hour to unwind. It's weird,

By Jeff Atwood ·
Comments