Explanation:
The maximum throughput is equal to the maximum number of data items processed per second cumulatively by all 4 processors.
Now, for a processor, the maximum data items processed per second
= (Number of instructions per second) / (Number of instructions per data item)
Thus, maximum data items processed per second for
processor 1 :
= (1,000,000) / (50)
= 20,000
processor 2 :
= (1,000,000) / (60)
= 16,666,67
processor 3 :
= (1,000,000) / (40)
= 25,000
processor 1 :
= (1,000,000) / (30)
= 33,333.33
Thus, cumulative throughput
= 20,000 + 16,666.67 + 25,000 + 33,333.33
= 95,000 data items per second
