4.1 - Introduction to Branching in Pipelined Architectures
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Practice Questions
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What is a branch instruction?
💡 Hint: Think about conditional statements.
Can you name an example of a branch instruction?
💡 Hint: What statements do you use to make decisions in your code?
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What is the primary purpose of branch instructions?
💡 Hint: Think about what allows a program to make decisions.
True or False: Branching does not impact the performance of pipelined architectures.
💡 Hint: How does a delay affect instruction execution?
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Consider a program with multiple branches. If each branch introduces a delay, how would you calculate the total execution time regarding the pipeline stages?
💡 Hint: Think about the stages of instruction execution and add the delays.
You are designing a processor with a deep pipeline. How would branching and control hazards affect your design decisions?
💡 Hint: Focus on minimizing the effects of branching while maintaining performance.
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