Practice Limits of Pipelining - 4.6 | 4. Branches and Limits to Pipelining | Computer Architecture
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

Define structural hazards in your own words.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about resource availability.

Question 2

Easy

What is a RAW hazard?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the order of instructions.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What occurs when a processor has insufficient resources for all active instructions in a pipeline?

  • Data Hazard
  • Structural Hazard
  • Control Hazard

πŸ’‘ Hint: Focus on resource availability.

Question 2

True or False: A RAW hazard occurs when an instruction reads data before the prior instruction writes it.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the order of operations.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Design a multi-cycle execution example that illustrates the impact of all three hazard types (structural, RAW, WAR). Explain the timing and how these hazards can interrupt program execution.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about a sequence of instructions and shared resource usage.

Question 2

Discuss how strategies like resource duplication and instruction scheduling could mitigate stalls. Provide a detailed strategy for improving pipeline efficiency.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how rearranging instructions could optimize current resource usage.

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