Practice Pipeline Hazards - 5.6 | 5. Microarchitecture and Its Role in Computer System Design | Computer and Processor Architecture
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

Define data hazards.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about instruction execution dependencies.

Question 2

Easy

What technique can help mitigate data hazards?

πŸ’‘ Hint: It involves passing data without writing back.

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Question 1

What type of hazard occurs when an instruction depends on the result of a previous instruction?

  • Control Hazards
  • Data Hazards
  • Structural Hazards

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about dependencies.

Question 2

True or False: Control hazards only occur in pipelined processors.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider where branch instructions are used.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Describe how the implementation of a branch predictor could improve the performance of a pipelined processor. Discuss potential limitations.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the balance between speed and accuracy.

Question 2

Evaluate the effectiveness of using both forwarding and stalling in a pipelined architecture. When would each approach be more suitable?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Analyze performance impacts of each method under various conditions.

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