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What are the two ways to measure performance?
What are the two ways to measure performance?
- Input and output
- Speed and efficiency
- Time and distance
- Latency and throughput (correct)
Are latency and throughput the inverse of each other?
Are latency and throughput the inverse of each other?
- No (correct)
- Yes
- Sometimes
- Not sure
In real-life examples, which measure is usually chosen for optimization?
In real-life examples, which measure is usually chosen for optimization?
- Throughput (correct)
- Latency
- Speed
- Efficiency
What analogy is used to explain the difference between latency and throughput?
What analogy is used to explain the difference between latency and throughput?
What is the ideal scenario for performing tasks in a group?
What is the ideal scenario for performing tasks in a group?
What concept is being demonstrated with the scenario of putting out a fire?
What concept is being demonstrated with the scenario of putting out a fire?
What is the main benefit of parallelism in the context of performance pipelines?
What is the main benefit of parallelism in the context of performance pipelines?
How does the presence of a structural hazard in a pipeline affect the following instructions?
How does the presence of a structural hazard in a pipeline affect the following instructions?
What is a potential issue when a hardware device sends an interrupt to the processor?
What is a potential issue when a hardware device sends an interrupt to the processor?
In the context of performance pipelines, what can lead to a higher clock frequency and throughput?
In the context of performance pipelines, what can lead to a higher clock frequency and throughput?
What is the benefit of a pipeline with overlap in terms of program execution time?
What is the benefit of a pipeline with overlap in terms of program execution time?
How does a varying width instruction format impact pipelining?
How does a varying width instruction format impact pipelining?
What is the effect of parallelism on program execution with multiple lines in the context of extinguishing fire?
What is the effect of parallelism on program execution with multiple lines in the context of extinguishing fire?
When two dependent instructions are in the pipeline together, what type of hazard is encountered?
When two dependent instructions are in the pipeline together, what type of hazard is encountered?
What does starting a new instruction every clock cycle indicate in terms of speedup?
What does starting a new instruction every clock cycle indicate in terms of speedup?
What is the primary focus of ELC3030—Computer 3 A Electronics and Electrical Communications Department?
What is the primary focus of ELC3030—Computer 3 A Electronics and Electrical Communications Department?
Which of the following is NOT a topic covered in the class?
Which of the following is NOT a topic covered in the class?
What type of processors have the structures studied in this class?
What type of processors have the structures studied in this class?
What is the main focus of the videos linked in the course materials?
What is the main focus of the videos linked in the course materials?
What is the main difference between the basic simple units studied so far and the advanced processors mentioned in the text?
What is the main difference between the basic simple units studied so far and the advanced processors mentioned in the text?
What is the main goal of studying pipelines, branch prediction, and caches in this class?
What is the main goal of studying pipelines, branch prediction, and caches in this class?
In the context of high performance digital systems, what is the purpose of exploring buses, serial/parallel interconnects, and input/output interfacing?
In the context of high performance digital systems, what is the purpose of exploring buses, serial/parallel interconnects, and input/output interfacing?
What is the primary measure of performance in real-life examples such as baking bread or passengers in a train station?
What is the primary measure of performance in real-life examples such as baking bread or passengers in a train station?
How is performance usually measured in terms of the number of tasks finished in a fixed time?
How is performance usually measured in terms of the number of tasks finished in a fixed time?
What does parallelism in action enable in the context of task execution?
What does parallelism in action enable in the context of task execution?
What is the key characteristic that distinguishes latency from throughput in performance measurement?
What is the key characteristic that distinguishes latency from throughput in performance measurement?
What is the primary focus when studying memories, caches, interleaving, and virtual memory in a processor?
What is the primary focus when studying memories, caches, interleaving, and virtual memory in a processor?
Which type of measure is commonly chosen for optimization when studying memories, caches, and virtual memory?
Which type of measure is commonly chosen for optimization when studying memories, caches, and virtual memory?
What is the main benefit of parallelism in the context of performance pipelines?
What is the main benefit of parallelism in the context of performance pipelines?
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