Multiple choice technology databases

Which of the following is a performance metric that could be defined as “the amount of work that a system can perform in a given amount of time”?

  1. Response time

  2. Uptime

  3. Throughput

  4. Runtime

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Throughput is defined as the amount of work a system can perform in a given amount of time (transactions per second, queries per minute, etc.). Response time measures latency, uptime is availability, and runtime is execution duration - none of these define 'work per unit time'.