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  2. Computer performance - Wikipedia

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    The response time is the sum of three numbers: [3] Service time - How long it takes to do the work requested. Wait time - How long the request has to wait for requests queued ahead of it before it gets to run. Transmission time – How long it takes to move the request to the computer doing the work and the response back to the requestor.

  3. Response time (technology) - Wikipedia

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    Response time is the amount of time a pixel in a display takes to change. It is measured in milliseconds (ms). Lower numbers mean faster transitions and therefore fewer visible image artifacts. Display monitors with long response times would create display motion blur around moving objects, making them unacceptable for rapidly moving images.

  4. Mental chronometry - Wikipedia

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    Mental chronometry is the scientific study of processing speed or reaction time on cognitive tasks to infer the content, duration, and temporal sequencing of mental operations. Reaction time (RT; also referred to as " response time ") is measured by the elapsed time between stimulus onset and an individual's response on elementary cognitive ...

  5. Latency (engineering) - Wikipedia

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    Latency (engineering) Latency, from a general point of view, is a time delay between the cause and the effect of some physical change in the system being observed. Lag, as it is known in gaming circles, refers to the latency between the input to a simulation and the visual or auditory response, often occurring because of network delay in online ...

  6. Time constant - Wikipedia

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    Time constant. In physics and engineering, the time constant, usually denoted by the Greek letter τ (tau), is the parameter characterizing the response to a step input of a first-order, linear time-invariant (LTI) system. [1][note 1] The time constant is the main characteristic unit of a first-order LTI system. It gives speed of the response.

  7. Real-time computing - Wikipedia

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    Real-time computing. Real-time computing (RTC) is the computer science term for hardware and software systems subject to a "real-time constraint", for example from event to system response. [1] Real-time programs must guarantee response within specified time constraints, often referred to as "deadlines". [2]

  8. Emergency service - Wikipedia

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    Emergency service. Emergency services and rescue services[1] are organizations that ensure public safety, security, and health by addressing and resolving different emergencies. Some of these agencies exist solely for addressing certain types of emergencies, while others deal with ad hoc emergencies as part of their normal responsibilities.

  9. Quality of service - Wikipedia

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    Quality of service is the ability to provide different priorities to different applications, users, or data flows, or to guarantee a certain level of performance to a data flow. Quality of service is particularly important for the transport of traffic with special requirements. In particular, developers have introduced Voice over IP technology ...