Practice What is a Control Hazard? - 4.2.1 | 4. Branches and Limits to Pipelining | Computer Architecture
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Question 1

Easy

What is a control hazard?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how instruction flow is affected during branches.

Question 2

Easy

Give an example of a situation that might create a control hazard.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider any conditional operation within programming.

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Question 1

What is a control hazard?

  • A delay caused by data hazards
  • Uncertainty due to a branch instruction
  • An issue due to structural hazards

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what causes delays in instruction execution.

Question 2

True or False: Control hazards do not affect the performance of pipelined architectures.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Recall our discussions about the impact on overall execution.

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Question 1

A processor has a deep pipeline architecture. If a control hazard occurs, how many subsequent instructions could be affected by this delay? Analyze the situation.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Look closely at how many stages could be stalled based on pipeline depth.

Question 2

Design a simple program that showcases at least two control hazards. Explain how each hazard impacts the execution.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Remember to demonstrate how flow control alters execution.

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