2. Computer Architecture
Performance Analysis — Quiz
Test your understanding of performance analysis with 5 practice questions.
Practice Questions
Question 1
Which of the following techniques is primarily used to identify sections of code that consume the most execution time?
Question 2
A system has a task that is $60\%$ parallelizable. If the parallel portion can be sped up by a factor of $4$, what is the overall speedup according to Amdahl's Law?
Question 3
When comparing the performance of two different processors, which metric would provide the most direct comparison of their raw computational power for a given task?
Question 4
A program takes $100$ seconds to execute. If a specific optimization improves a $70\%$ portion of this program by a factor of $5$, what is the new execution time of the program?
Question 5
Which of the following is a primary characteristic of a 'real-world application benchmark'?