In what case the throughput ability of a system that can handle two processes would be bigger

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In what case the throughput ability of a system that can handle two processes would be bigger,1)if them two would be i/o bound or2) the 1st cpu bound and the other i/o bound?

This question seems to be off-topic because it is not related to a programming problem — php_nub_qq, Nov 30 '13 at 22:07

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 30 '13 at 21:38

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Other things being equal, the second case, because there wouldn't be as much contention for the CPU or the I/O devices.

answered Nov 30 '13 at 21:38

Robin Green

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In what case the throughput ability of a system that can handle two processes would be bigger

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