Practice Case Study: ILP in Modern Processors - 5.11 | 5. Exploiting Instruction-Level Parallelism | Computer Architecture
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What does ILP stand for?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how processors manage executing instructions.

Question 2

Easy

What is one way that Intel improves processor performance?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how many instructions can be executed at once.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does ILP enable in modern processors?

  • Sequential execution of instructions
  • Simultaneous execution of multiple instructions
  • Sole reliance on clock speed

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how processors utilize multiple paths for execution.

Question 2

True or False: Hyper-threading allows multiple threads to run concurrently on a single core.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how threads share resources.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Examine the architectural differences between Intel and ARM processors in terms of ILP. Discuss how these differences impact performance and power consumption.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Focus on contrasting how each architecture achieves ILP and the implications for their use cases.

Question 2

Critically analyze how the implementation of hyper-threading might affect the performance of applications requiring significant computational resources.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider scenarios where adding threads can either help or hinder performance.

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