What does efficiency measure about a program?

The system resources it consumes.

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  1. How many colors it displays
  2. The system resources it consumes ✔
  3. How many buttons it has

Why: Efficiency measures system resources a program consumes, like processor time and memory.

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Efficient code wastes no time and no memory.
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Answer: The system resources it consumes. Efficiency measures system resources a program consumes, like processor time and memory.

  1. Computer programming en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_programming
    Efficiency/performance: Measure of system resources a program consumes
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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