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how to find instructions per cycle in a processor?


So i'm doing a problem and it asks to find the IPC for several processors. I understand the formula, however it gives me: "20.00E+09" as the number of instructions, could somebody please explain to me what this means? is it: 20,000,000,000?


Solution

  • Yes it is. The E+09 is a fill-in for 20.00 x 10^9