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1. Introduction

We have a section (HERE) specifically about improving CPU performance. However, there are other things which can be done to improve the overall performance of a system.

Often the performance of a computer system is restricted by a single factor, referred to as the 'bottleneck'.

In this section we will be looking at some of the bottlenecks and what can be done to address them.