A technician is looking to upgrade a computer system to improve its task handling capabilities, especially for applications that benefit from parallel processing. Which option would BEST accomplish this?
Install additional RAM.
Replace the existing processor with a higher clock speed single-core processor.
Upgrade the processor to a multicore unit.
Switch the operating system to one that supports multithreading.
A multicore processor would provide the advertised improvement by offering multiple processing units, called cores, within a single processor package. This allows the computer to perform various tasks simultaneously, thereby improving handling capabilities for multi-threaded applications. Single-core and multithreading options do not provide multiple physical cores and thus are less efficient in parallel task handling. Increasing RAM may improve overall system performance but doesn't directly improve the machine's parallel processing capability like adding more cores would.
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