UGC-NET | UGC NET CS 2015 Jun – II | Question 46

In the case of parallelization, Amdahl’s law states that if P is the proportion of a program that can be made parallel and (1 – P) is the proportion that cannot be parallelized, then the maximum speed-up that can be achieved by using N processors is:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Answer: (C)
Explanation: Amdahl’s law states that if P is the proportion of a program that can be made parallel and (1 – P) is the proportion that cannot be parallelized, then the maximum speed-up that can be achieved by using N processors is:

So, option (C) is correct.
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