A bad network card, hard drive, or memory might result in your system spending a long time waiting for information.

不能正常工作的网卡、硬盘或内存，都可能导致系统花费很长的时间等待信息。

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Behavior of the bad network;

不良网络行为；

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Our friend John Rutledge compares this bad effect to a network blackout.

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One of the underlying causes of the network's bad performance is the time taken to recover from routine failures, such as in signalling or track.

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