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response time Also known asExecution Time. The total time
required for the computer to complete a task,
including disk accesses, memory accesses, I/O
activities, operating system overhead, CPU
execution time, and so on.
execution time Also known as Response Time. The total time
required for the computer to complete a task,
including disk accesses, memory accesses, I/O
activities, operating system overhead, CPU
execution time, and so on.
throughput Also know as Bandwidth. The number of tasks
completed per unit time.
bandwidth Also known as Throughput. The number of tasks
completed per unit time.
CPU execution time The actual time the CPU spends computing for a
specific task.
user CPU time The CPU time spent in a program itself.
, system CPU time The CPU time spent in the operating system
performing tasks on behalf of the program.
system performance The overall capability and efficiency of a computer
system in carrying out various tasks and workloads.
CPU performance The measurement of a computer's processor's
ability to execute tasks and processes effectively
and efficiently.
clock rate The time for one clock period, usually of the
processor clock, which runs at a constant rate.
clock period The length of each clock cycle.
CPI Average number of clock cycles per instruction for
a program or program fragment.
instruction count The number of instructions executed by the
program.
instruction mix A measure of the dynamic frequency of
instructions across one or many programs.
IPC A metric used to measure the efficiency and
performance of a computer's central processing
unit. The opposite of CPI.
fields A machine instruction is composed of fields, each
field having several bits and representing some
part of the instruction.
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Terms in this set (284)
response time Also known asExecution Time. The total time
required for the computer to complete a task,
including disk accesses, memory accesses, I/O
activities, operating system overhead, CPU
execution time, and so on.
execution time Also known as Response Time. The total time
required for the computer to complete a task,
including disk accesses, memory accesses, I/O
activities, operating system overhead, CPU
execution time, and so on.
throughput Also know as Bandwidth. The number of tasks
completed per unit time.
bandwidth Also known as Throughput. The number of tasks
completed per unit time.
CPU execution time The actual time the CPU spends computing for a
specific task.
user CPU time The CPU time spent in a program itself.
, system CPU time The CPU time spent in the operating system
performing tasks on behalf of the program.
system performance The overall capability and efficiency of a computer
system in carrying out various tasks and workloads.
CPU performance The measurement of a computer's processor's
ability to execute tasks and processes effectively
and efficiently.
clock rate The time for one clock period, usually of the
processor clock, which runs at a constant rate.
clock period The length of each clock cycle.
CPI Average number of clock cycles per instruction for
a program or program fragment.
instruction count The number of instructions executed by the
program.
instruction mix A measure of the dynamic frequency of
instructions across one or many programs.
IPC A metric used to measure the efficiency and
performance of a computer's central processing
unit. The opposite of CPI.
fields A machine instruction is composed of fields, each
field having several bits and representing some
part of the instruction.
