System and method for optimizing computer software and hardware

A method of running an application program on a computer system to accomplish a user selected result in the running of the application program, said method comprising:

• a. determining the utilization of selected resources of said computer system at selected intervals during the running of the application program;
• b. comparing said resource utilization with predefined thresholds;
• and
• c. alerting a user of said computer system to alter application program parameters if said resource utilization comparison satisfies predefined criteria with respect to said thresholds.

A method of enhancing computer systems performance, said method comprising:

• a. monitoring user activity;
• b. determining user activity patterns;
• c. matching said user activity patterns against entries in a database;
• and
• d. making suggestions or alerting said user to alter at least one of computer system parameters and application program parameters in accordance with said entries.

A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for enhancing program application or system performance of a computer system, said method steps comprising:

• a. determining configuration information of said computer system;
• b. determining performance capabilities of said computer system based on known characteristics and behaviors of said program application;
• and
• c. optimizing configuration parameters of said program application in response to said configuration information and said performance capabilities.

A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for running an application program on a computer system to accomplish a user selected result in the running of the application program, said method steps comprising:

• a. determining the utilization of selected resources of said computer system at selected intervals during the running of the application program;
• b. comparing said resource utilization with predefined thresholds;
• and
• c. alerting a user of said computer system to alter application program parameters if said resource utilization comparison satisfies predefined criteria with respect to said thresholds.

A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for enhancing computer systems performance, said method comprising:

• a. monitoring user activity;
• b. determining user activity patterns;
• c. matching said user activity patterns against entries in a database;
• and
• d. making suggestions or alerting said user to alter at least one of computer system parameters and application program parameters in accordance with said entries.

A system for enhancing program application or system performance of a computer system comprising:

• a. means for determining configuration information of said computer system;
• b. means for ascertaining performance capabilities of said computer system based on known characteristics and behaviors of said program application;
• and
• c. processing means for automatically optimizing configuration parameters of said program application based on said configuration information and said performance capabilities.