4.1.2 - Branching and Pipelining
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Practice Questions
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What is a branch instruction?
💡 Hint: Think about if statements and loops.
Define a control hazard.
💡 Hint: It relates to instruction fetching delays.
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What is the main purpose of branch instructions?
💡 Hint: Think of loops and conditional statements.
True or False: Control hazards can occur when the pipeline waits for branch outcomes.
💡 Hint: Reflect on the delays linked to branches.
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Challenge Problems
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Analyze how branch prediction affects the throughput of a two-way superscalar processor with deep pipelining under varying workloads.
💡 Hint: Consider how predictions impact instruction rates.
Evaluate the trade-offs between using delay slots and modern dynamic prediction mechanisms in pipelined architectures.
💡 Hint: Think about the advantages each method has in practice.
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