Practice - Pipelining and Parallel Processing in Computer Architecture
Practice Questions
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What does pipelining do in computer architecture?
💡 Hint: Think about how instructions are processed in a CPU.
List the stages of instruction pipelining.
💡 Hint: Refer to the acronym I-D-E-M-W.
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What is pipelining primarily used for?
💡 Hint: Think about the overall purpose of pipelining.
True or False: Control hazards occur due to conflicts in hardware resources.
💡 Hint: Consider what causes control disruptions.
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Challenge Problems
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Given a specific architecture model, design a simple pipelining solution and outline potential hazards you might encounter.
💡 Hint: Think about multiple instructions competing for the same processor unit.
Analyze a task allocation problem in a multi-core processor environment applying various levels of parallelism. Propose an optimized task-distribution strategy.
💡 Hint: Consider how tasks can maximize core utilization without excessive waiting.
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