Q. 57 Consider the following reservation table for a pipeline having three stages S1, S2 and S3.
Time -->
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1 2 3 4 5
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S1 | X | | | | X |
S2 | | X | | X | |
S3 | | | X | | |
The minimum average latency (MAL) is __________
(A) 3
(B) 2
(C) 1
(D) 4
Answer: (A)
Explanation:












