5.1 I can describe the threats to system performance when working online
- Describe what contention is and how it slows down your online experience? Contention means when the user’s internet is slowed down by other users using the internet. In addition, your network connection has transferring at all times but the device can only physically take a certain amount and if there is multiple users at once it slows down your online experience.
- Why would a virus checker slow down your online experience? Firstly the user has to download the virus checker which takes MB or even GB which can slow down your online experience. Also the virus checker runs in the background of the system which also contributes to slowing your system.
- How does malware slow down your system? Malware is a system that damages the device which makes the system slow down. The software is designed to access and damage computers without the owner’s permission.