Practice - Summary of Key Concepts
Practice Questions
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What does CPI stand for?
💡 Hint: Think about the time it takes to execute each instruction.
True or False: A higher clock speed always results in better performance.
💡 Hint: Consider the trade-offs involved.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What is the main factor indicating efficient performance in CPU architecture?
💡 Hint: Think about how processors process information.
True or False: Branch prediction is a microarchitecture feature aimed at reducing pipeline stalls.
💡 Hint: Consider how processing order affects speed.
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Challenge Problems
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You are comparing two processors, one with a clock speed of 2.5 GHz and a CPI of 1.5, and another with a clock speed of 3.0 GHz and a CPI of 2.0. Calculate the Execution Time for each for an instruction count of 1000. Which processor is more efficient?
💡 Hint: Focus on calculating each execution time and comparing the results.
Considering the advantages of out-of-order execution, reason how a series of heavy multimedia tasks would impact performance on a Cortex-A processor designed with this feature.
💡 Hint: Think about how the processor can rearrange tasks to use resources effectively.
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