Chapter 11, Problem 7RETC

Explanation of Solution

Shortcoming of using MIPS or FLOPS as a measure of system throughput:

Some of the shortcomings of using MIPS or FLOPS as a measure of system throughput are:

• The CPU speed is the key deciding factor about performance of the system. MIPS stand for Millions Instructions per Second and are the indicative of the speed at which the system is capable of processing various arithmetic as well as logical operations; it is misleading as the actual rate of processing depends on the internal circuitry of the processor. A processor with a higher clock rate can process instructions slower than one with a lower clock rate...