Practice Out-of-order Execution (2.11.4) - Organization and Structure of Modern Computer Systems
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Out-of-order Execution

Practice - Out-of-order Execution

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is out-of-order execution?

💡 Hint: Think about how instructions can be rearranged based on data.

Question 2 Easy

Why is out-of-order execution beneficial?

💡 Hint: Consider the effect of waiting on instruction execution.

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Question 1

What does out-of-order execution allow a CPU to do?

Execute instructions in the original program order
Execute instructions based on data availability
Reduce the number of instructions executed

💡 Hint: Think about how data can dictate execution sequence.

Question 2

True or False: Out-of-order execution complicates CPU design.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the implications of adding new features to CPU design.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given a sequence of instructions where some depend on the output of others, demonstrate how out-of-order execution would allow for simultaneous execution of independent instructions.

💡 Hint: Identify which instructions can run without needing data from others.

Challenge 2 Hard

Evaluate the impact of out-of-order execution on power consumption of modern processors and suggest ways to mitigate any negative effects.

💡 Hint: Consider both the technical and practical implications.

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