A department replaces a 4-core PC with a 16-core one, but a legacy report program runs no faster. Task Manager shows one core busy and the rest nearly idle. Why?
Un service remplace un PC à 4 cœurs par un modèle à 16 cœurs, mais un ancien logiciel de rapports n'est pas plus rapide. Le Gestionnaire des tâches montre un seul cœur occupé et les autres presque inactifs. Pourquoi ?
Answers
AThe program is single-threaded, so it can use only one coreLe programme est monothread : il ne peut utiliser qu'un seul cœur
BThe new processor is faulty and should be returnedLe nouveau processeur est défectueux et doit être renvoyé
CWindows can only ever use four coresWindows ne peut jamais utiliser que quatre cœurs
DThe report is too small to benefit from any extra processing power at allLe rapport est trop petit pour profiter d'une quelconque puissance supplémentaire
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