4.3.3 - Branch Target Buffer (BTB)
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Practice Questions
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What does the BTB stand for?
💡 Hint: Think about what cache helps with branches.
What is the primary role of the BTB?
💡 Hint: Consider its function in instruction fetching.
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What is a Branch Target Buffer (BTB)?
💡 Hint: Consider the purpose of the cache in good performance.
True or False: A BTB can help reduce pipeline stalls.
💡 Hint: Reflect on the impact of branch prediction techniques.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a simple BTB structure for a processor that shows how it stores and retrieves branch target addresses. What considerations would you need to take into account?
💡 Hint: Consider cache effectiveness and potential size limits.
Analyze a code snippet involving multiple nested loops and conditional branches. How would a BTB optimize performance in this case, and what metrics would you use to prove its effectiveness?
💡 Hint: Think of how often branches occur in loops.
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