Which metric evaluates the internal processing throughput of older mainframe systems, indicating how many millions of instructions can be resolved per second? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Which metric evaluates the internal processing throughput of older mainframe systems, indicating how many millions of instructions can be resolved per second?
A. FLOPS
B. Hertz
C. Baud
D. MIPS
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
MIPS (Millions of Instructions Per Second) is an older computing standard used to track general integer instruction processing speeds.

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