Practice Control Hazards in Pipelining - 4.2 | 4. Branches and Limits to Pipelining | Computer Architecture
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is a control hazard?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what happens when the flow of control changes.

Question 2

Easy

Why do control hazards affect performance?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the implications of waiting in a pipeline.

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Question 1

What creates control hazards in pipelined processors?

  • A lack of processing power
  • Branch instructions causing uncertainty
  • Overheating of the processor

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what happens at a decision point in processing.

Question 2

True or False: Control hazards do not affect pipeline performance.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how waiting impacts execution.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Evaluate the role and effectiveness of different branch prediction methods in minimizing control hazards and propose a mixed approach.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of each method.

Question 2

Analyze how modern processors mitigate control hazards through hardware implementations and algorithmic adjustments.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how hardware advancements have changed branch handling strategies.

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