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MILLION INSTRUCTIONS SECONDE [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
DEF

A unit of measure of processing performance equal to one million instructions per second.

OBS

MIPS was a popular rating before computers reached gigahertz speeds, but MIPS rates were never uniform. Some were best-case mixes while others were averages ... As a result, MIPS has been called "MisInformation to Promote Sales" as well as "Meaningless Interpretation of Processor Speed."

OBS

millions of instructions per second; MIPS: designations and definition standardized by ISO in collaboration with the International Electrotechnical Commission; designations standardized by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
DEF

Unité de mesure de la puissance d'un ordinateur, égale à un million d'instructions par seconde.

OBS

MIPS : désignation et définition normalisées par l'ISO en collaboration avec la Commission électrotechnique internationale; désignation normalisée par l'Association canadienne de normalisation (CSA) et reproduites avec son autorisation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
DEF

Promedio de ejecución de instrucciones en una unidad central de procesamiento.

Key term(s)
  • un millón de instrucciones por segundo
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