Remember FLOPS
Full name: Floating-Point Operations Per Second
Memory aid: Floating-point jobs Per Second count compute throughput.
Precision, operation counting, and workload conditions must be specified.
Study area: Processors & system architecture · Batch 6
Relevant study for: CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201 · CompTIA Server+
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FLOPS — Floating-Point Operations Per Second
Measures a rate of floating-point computation.
Why learn FLOPS — Floating-Point Operations Per Second?
Measures a rate of floating-point computation.
Where it came from
Precision, operation counting, and workload conditions must be specified.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Floating-point jobs Per Second count compute throughput.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand FLOPS: Floating-Point Operations Per Second.
- Recall this memory aid: Floating-point jobs Per Second count compute throughput.
- Explain the practical use: Measures a rate of floating-point computation.
- Explain this distinction: Precision, operation counting, and workload conditions must be specified.
- Identify FLOPS in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- Intel processor documentation (www.intel.com)