Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 17-1 Simon Is Learning About

question 13

Multiple Choice

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 17-1 Simon is learning about the inner workings of his computer. Before now, he had never thought about what was going on behind the scenes of his computer. Simon wants to measure the performance of his computer hardware. In order to do this, Simon should ____.

• A) buy a new computer and time how long it takes his old computer to perform tasks as compared with the new computer
• B) ask a computer programmer
• C) take his computer somewhere where they can take it apart and perform tests on it
• D) perform benchmark tests that will measure the computer's processor performance

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RBV Perspective

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