Practice Data Hazards - 4.6.2 | 4. Branches and Limits to Pipelining | Computer Architecture
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

Define a data hazard in the context of pipelined processors.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about instructions that rely on each other's outputs.

Question 2

Easy

What does RAW stand for?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Focus on the order of reading and writing.

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Question 1

What is the main issue with data hazards?

  • They make pipelines faster
  • They can introduce delays
  • They automatically resolve themselves

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the impact of instruction order on execution.

Question 2

RAW stands for Read-After-Write. True or False?

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Recall what happens after an instruction writes data.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Given a code snippet with multiple dependencies, identify and explain all data hazards present.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Trace each instruction one-by-one to identify hazard points.

Question 2

Devise a strategy that a compiler might use to minimize the impact of data hazards in a pipeline.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the role of the compiler in instruction placement.

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