Practice Microarchitecture Factors Affecting Performance (8.3) - Performance Metrics for Cortex-A Architectures
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Microarchitecture Factors Affecting Performance

Practice - Microarchitecture Factors Affecting Performance

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does superscalar design allow in a processor?

💡 Hint: Think about how lanes on a road can be used.

Question 2 Easy

What is the purpose of branch prediction?

💡 Hint: Consider how guessing the next step can help.

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Question 1

What is a key benefit of superscalar design?

Only processes one instruction at a time
Allows multiple instructions per clock cycle
Slows down performance

💡 Hint: Think about efficiency and speed.

Question 2

True or False: Out-of-order execution does not improve processing performance.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the benefits of resource utilization.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a scenario applying superscalar architecture in a real-world application and describe its impact on performance.

💡 Hint: Think about how faster processing affects user experience.

Challenge 2 Hard

Evaluate how the underlying principles of out-of-order execution can apply in a network of interconnected systems for improved efficiency.

💡 Hint: Consider systems where multiple pathways and routes exist for data to travel.

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