A user frequently edits large files and saves them locally on a laptop. The user has recently begun experiencing performance issues and needs a cost-effective hardware upgrade. Which of the following

The correct answer is C. Upgrade to an SSD.. For a user who frequently edits and saves large files locally, the primary bottleneck is storage I/O. A traditional HDD reads/writes at ~100–150 MB/s, while an SSD reads/writes at 500 MB/s (SATA) to several GB/s (NVMe). Upgrading to an SSD dramatically reduces file open, save, an

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A user frequently edits large files and saves them locally on a laptop. The user has recently begun experiencing performance issues and needs a cost-effective hardware upgrade. Which of the following the best way to meet the user's requirements?

Options

AUpgrade the memory.
BUpgrade to a larger GPU.
CUpgrade to an SSD.
DUpgrade to a faster CPU.

How the community answered

(50 responses)

A
4% (2)
B
6% (3)
C
76% (38)
D
14% (7)

Explanation

For a user who frequently edits and saves large files locally, the primary bottleneck is storage I/O. A traditional HDD reads/writes at ~100–150 MB/s, while an SSD reads/writes at 500 MB/s (SATA) to several GB/s (NVMe). Upgrading to an SSD dramatically reduces file open, save, and autosave times at a relatively low cost. More RAM (A) helps with multitasking but not directly with file I/O. A larger GPU (B) is irrelevant for file editing tasks. A faster CPU (D) would be more expensive and less impactful than storage for this specific bottleneck.

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#Hardware upgrades#Performance optimization#Storage devices#SSD

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