CPU speed of a personal computer is
Answer: C) 1 MIPS
CPU speed refers to how quickly a computer's Central Processing Unit (CPU) executes instructions. In older computer-fundamentals textbooks, the CPU speed of a personal computer is sometimes given as approximately 1 MIPS.
MIPS stands for Million Instructions Per Second. It measures the number of millions of instructions a processor can execute in one second.
For example, a CPU rated at 1 MIPS can execute approximately one million instructions per second under the conditions used for that measurement.
Explanation of Other Options
- A. 32 KIPS: 32 thousand instructions per second.
- B. 100 KIPS: 100 thousand instructions per second.
- C. 1 MIPS: One million instructions per second. Expected answer.
- D. None of these: Not the expected answer in this textbook-style question.
Source: Scan #3 page 1 Q380

