5.1 - Introduction to Instruction-Level Parallelism (ILP)
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Practice Questions
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What does ILP stand for?
💡 Hint: Think about the capability of a processor.
How does pipelining relate to ILP?
💡 Hint: Recall how different stages handle instructions.
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What does ILP aim to improve in processor performance?
💡 Hint: Think about the purpose of increasing the number of executed instructions.
True or False: Pipelining can be considered a technique employed to achieve ILP.
💡 Hint: Consider how pipelining overlaps tasks in computer architecture.
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Given a series of dependent and independent instructions, categorize them based on their ability to utilize ILP. Explain your reasoning.
💡 Hint: Identify which instructions can run in parallel without waiting for each other's results.
Discuss how ILP can improve performance metrics in a computer system. Provide examples to illustrate your points.
💡 Hint: Consider how execution time decreases when multiple tasks are completed at once.
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