WorksheetsComputer Performance Metrics Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which of the following performance metrics refers to the total time required to complete a task?
Throughput
Execution Time
MIPS
Speedup
A processor executes 600 million instructions in 0.8 seconds. What is its approximate MIPS value?
480 MIPS
750 MIPS
600 MIPS
800 MIPS
A program takes 10 seconds on the original system and 6 seconds on the upgraded system. What is the speedup?
0.6×
1.2×
1.67×
4×
A system completes 900 transactions in 30 seconds. What is the throughput?
30 transactions/sec
45 transactions/sec
60 transactions/sec
75 transactions/sec
A processor requires 2 billion cycles to execute a program with 500 million instructions. What is the CPI?
2
4
0.25
1
A program executes in 4 seconds on System A and 2 seconds on System B. What is the speedup achieved by System B?
The CPU boasts a clock rate of 2.5 GHz and a CPI of 2. What is the MIPS value?
A processor performed 800M floating-point operations in 0.5 seconds. What is the FLOPS rating in GigaFLOPS?
A program runs in 8 seconds on a single-core system and in 3 seconds on a quad-core system. What is the efficiency of the quad-core system?
0.25 or 25%
0.33 or 33%
0.66 or 66%
0.83 or 83%
A program runs on Processor A and Processor B. Both processors use the same instruction set. Calculate the execution time of the program on Processor A.
Note: Use three decimal places with your answer.
A program runs on Processor A and Processor B. Both processors use the same instruction set. Calculate the execution time of the program on Processor B.
Note: Use three decimal places with your answer.
A program runs on Processor A and Processor B. Both processors use the same instruction set. Calculate the speedup of the faster system compared to the slower one.
Note: Use three decimal places with your answer.
A program runs on Processor A and Processor B. Both processors use the same instruction set. Which processor has better performance?
Processor A
Processor B
A program runs on Processor A and Processor B. Both processors use the same instruction set. Calculate the MIPS value for Processor A.
Note: No decimal and no round-off value.
A program runs on Processor A and Processor B. Both processors use the same instruction set. Calculate the MIPS value for Processor B.
Note: No decimal and no round-off value.
