engineering computer science MCQ #115

A CPU has a 4-stage pipeline. What is the maximum speedup?

engineering computer science MCQ #115

  1. Question 1

    Q1. A CPU has a 4-stage pipeline. What is the maximum speedup?

    • A) 2
    • B) 4
    • C) 8
    • D) 16

    Answer: 4

    Explanation: Maximum speedup in a pipelined CPU is equal to the number of stages, here it's 4.