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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.
Question 1
Easy
What is a branch instruction?
💡 Hint: Think about if statements and loops.
Question 2
Easy
Define a control hazard.
💡 Hint: It relates to instruction fetching delays.
Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation
Interactive Quizzes
Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.
Question 1
What is the main purpose of branch instructions?
- To change program flow
- To store data
- To perform arithmetic
💡 Hint: Think of loops and conditional statements.
Question 2
True or False: Control hazards can occur when the pipeline waits for branch outcomes.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Reflect on the delays linked to branches.
Solve 1 more question and get performance evaluation
Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
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.
Question 2
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.
Challenge and get performance evaluation