Practice - Key Performance Metrics
Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions
What does clock speed measure?
💡 Hint: Think about how quickly a processor can perform tasks.
Why is a lower CPI advantageous?
💡 Hint: Consider execution efficiency.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What is a higher clock speed in a CPU indicative of?
💡 Hint: Consider how energy efficiency relates to performance.
CPI stands for Cycles Per Instruction. True or False?
💡 Hint: Remember the acronym definition and its purpose.
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Challenge Problems
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Given a processor with a clock speed of 2.5 GHz that achieves a CPI of 1.5, how would you calculate the execution time for a program containing 1 billion instructions?
💡 Hint: Carefully convert GHz to seconds.
If two processors have the same clock speed but one has a CPI of 2 and the other has a CPI of 3, what implications does this have on their respective performance?
💡 Hint: Think about how CPI affects execution time.
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