Workload Profile. The performance of the system is dependent on how the load is delivered to the system. For example it is easier to achieve faster response times for a system that receive an regular arrival of work throughout the day compared to one that receive burst of traffic.
The January 17 2002 eruption of Nyiragongo volcano started suddenly at 8:25 local time. The eruption effectively involved a reopening and extension of the 1977 fault system and a renewed drainage of the lava lake, followed by the eruption of some magma from a deeper source.
The residential area in eastern Goma, where 15 percent of the population lives, does not have electricity. Mt. Nyiragongo erupted at approximately 9:30 AM local time (2:30 AM EST) on January 17. The volcano produced three paths of lava, one of which headed toward the city of Goma, 18 kilometers to the south. A fourth fissure opened at 4:00 PM on January 17. The area had been experiencing tremors intermittently since March 2001.