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midrange-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > 9. purpose of a computer to an organization (Stone, Joel) > >In one or two sentences, what is the benefit to a company of using a >multi-user computer system? I didn't notice anyone mentioning one basic benefit of shared resources -- less idle time. Take a quick look at Task Manager on a single-user Windows system to see how much CPU is used by the System Idle Process. Even on many server systems, this often shows the biggest usage is simply waiting for another request. By handling more users, the same expense can be allocated over more work. This isn't an iSeries point, merely multi-user, multi-tasking, multi-processing, whatever. Tom Liotta -- -- Tom Liotta The PowerTech Group, Inc. 19426 68th Avenue South Kent, WA 98032 Phone 253-872-7788 x313 Fax 253-872-7904 http://www.powertechgroup.com __________________________________________________________________ Try AOL and get 1045 hours FREE for 45 days! http://free.aol.com/tryaolfree/index.adp?375380 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 for FREE! Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455
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