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Co mputer
Computer Architecture Architecture,
Weeks 3–4 StudyWeeks
Guide 3-4
Questions & Answers
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T he total ti me requi red f or a computer to compl ete a task.
I ncl udes:
CPU executi on ti me
E xecuti on T i me Memory access ti me
I /O acti vi ti es
di sk access ti me
etc.




T hroughput T he number of tasks compl eted per uni t ti me.




D ata Path T he abi l i ty to move data f rom one part of the CPU to another.




Perf ormance of a machi ne X i s def i ned as the _______ of the CPU executi on ti me. I nverse




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, Co mputer
Computer Architecture Architecture,
Weeks 3–4 StudyWeeks
Guide 3-4
Questions & Answers
Study this set o nline at: https://www.cram.co m/flashcards/co mputer-architecture-
week-3-4-9075631




I f the executi on ti me on a machi ne Y i s n ti mes l onger than i t i s on a machi ne X,
Machi ne X i s n ti mes f aster than Y.
that means...




Computer A i s f aster than computer B.
Suppose a computer A runs a program i n 10 seconds, and computer B runs the same
Computer A i s 1.5 ti mes f aster than
program i n 15 seconds. Whi ch computer i s f aster and by how much?
computer B.




T he average number of cl ock cycl es per i nstructi on i s known as... CPI (Cycl es Per I nstructi on)




What i s the Cl assi c CPU Perf ormance E quati on? Al so known as T = (I * CPI ) / F




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