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Question 1

A set of programs run on a computer that is either the actual collection of applications run by a user or constructed from real programs to approximate such a mix. A typical workload specifies both the programs and the relative frequencies.
- is typically a set of benchmarks.

Answer 1

Workload
Most computers execute more than one program. A workload specifies both the set of benchmarks and the relative frequency that benchmarks are executed, to better evaluate different computers.

Question 2

SPECratio is the inverse of ___

Answer 2

execution time