Practice CPI – Cycles Per Instruction - 8.2.2 | 8. Performance Metrics for Cortex-A Architectures | Computer and Processor Architecture
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What does CPI stand for?

💡 Hint: Look at the initial letters.

Question 2

Easy

Is a lower CPI better for processor performance?

💡 Hint: Think about efficiency.

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Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

What does CPI stand for?

  • Cycles Per Instruction
  • Cycles Per Instance
  • Cycles Per Interaction

💡 Hint: It's about the cycles needed per task.

Question 2

True or False: Lower CPI values indicate worse processor performance.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about what low CPI means for efficiency.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Analyze a Cortex-A processor that executes 50,000 instructions with a CPI of 1.5 and a clock cycle time of 3 ns. Calculate the execution time and discuss whether increasing processors to lower CPI would impact performance.

💡 Hint: Apply the execution time formula and think about how CPI affects workload management.

Question 2

Given two different processors with different architectures, one with a CPI of 1.2 and the other with a CPI of 2.5, analyze their efficiency. What factors could lead to such differing CPI values?

💡 Hint: Consider aspects like instruction sets and microarchitecture.

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