4. Systems Architecture
Performance — Quiz
Test your understanding of performance with 5 practice questions.
Practice Questions
Question 1
Which of the following metrics is most directly associated with the amount of work a computer system can accomplish in a given time period?
Question 2
A software developer observes that a particular function in their application consumes a disproportionately high amount of CPU time, even when the overall system load is low. Which optimization technique would be most effective in addressing this specific issue?
Question 3
Consider a scenario where a web server is experiencing slow performance. Analysis shows that the server's CPU utilization is consistently low, but disk I/O operations are very high. What is the most likely bottleneck in this system?
Question 4
Which of the following is a key characteristic of a well-designed benchmark for evaluating system performance?
Question 5
A database query that previously executed in $500$ milliseconds now takes $2$ seconds after a significant increase in data volume. Which of the following is the most appropriate initial step to identify the performance bottleneck?