Neco 2025 Computer Studies Question 3

Practice objective / multiple choice question 3 from the 2025 Neco Computer Studies examination.

Neco 2025 Computer Studies Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 3 NECO • 2025 • COMPUTER_STUDIES • objective

A processor has a base CPI of 1.0. The instruction mix is 30% loads/stores, 20% branches, and the remaining 50% are ALU operations. The data‑cache has a hit rate of 95% with a miss penalty of 100 cycles; a cache hit costs 1 cycle. The branch predictor is 80% accurate and a misprediction costs 5 cycles. Assuming stalls are the only source of CPI increase, calculate the average CPI of the processor.

Answer Options

A. 2.9
B. 2.5
C. 3.0
Correct Answer D. 2.7
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
2.7

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This is Neco 2025 Computer Studies Question 3. It is one of the objective questions from the 2025 Neco Computer Studies examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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