Practice Arithmetic Pipelining (7.5.2) - Pipelining and Parallel Processing in Computer Architecture
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Arithmetic Pipelining

Practice - Arithmetic Pipelining

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Question 1 Easy

What does arithmetic pipelining help with?

💡 Hint: Think about performance in terms of speed.

Question 2 Easy

List the stages of arithmetic pipelining.

💡 Hint: Use the acronym FDWB.

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Question 1

What is arithmetic pipelining primarily used for?

Instruction fetching
Floating-point operations
Data storage

💡 Hint: Focus on operations that require multiple calculations.

Question 2

True or False: Throughput can be reduced with improper pipelining.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the effects of delays.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a simple arithmetic operation using pipelining stages and explain how hazards can occur.

💡 Hint: Think about dependencies in a sequence.

Challenge 2 Hard

Evaluate the potential performance gains of implementing arithmetic pipelining in a given arithmetic-intensive application.

💡 Hint: Compare scenarios with pipelining vs. without pipelining.

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