Practice Introduction to Branching in Pipelined Architectures - 4.1 | 4. Branches and Limits to Pipelining | Computer Architecture
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is a branch instruction?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about conditional statements.

Question 2

Easy

Can you name an example of a branch instruction?

πŸ’‘ Hint: What statements do you use to make decisions in your code?

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Question 1

What is the primary purpose of branch instructions?

  • To execute arithmetic operations
  • To perform memory management
  • To change the flow of control

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what allows a program to make decisions.

Question 2

True or False: Branching does not impact the performance of pipelined architectures.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: How does a delay affect instruction execution?

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Consider a program with multiple branches. If each branch introduces a delay, how would you calculate the total execution time regarding the pipeline stages?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the stages of instruction execution and add the delays.

Question 2

You are designing a processor with a deep pipeline. How would branching and control hazards affect your design decisions?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Focus on minimizing the effects of branching while maintaining performance.

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