Practice Limits to Exploiting ILP - 5.10 | 5. Exploiting Instruction-Level Parallelism | Computer Architecture
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is instruction dependency?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how instructions relate to each other in a sequence.

Question 2

Easy

Define memory latency.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what happens when an instruction needs data that isn't immediately available.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is the main impact of instruction dependency on ILP?

  • Increases execution speed
  • Limits parallel execution
  • Has no effect

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how one instruction's result can affect another.

Question 2

True or False: Higher memory latency can lead to improved ILP.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the effects of waiting for data on parallel execution.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Design a software solution that minimizes instruction dependencies in a computationally intensive algorithm.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how you can organize tasks that do not rely on one another.

Question 2

Evaluate a scenario where high memory latency is affecting system performance. Suggest a multi-faceted strategy to mitigate these issues.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Look at the ways modern computing systems handle data retrieval and storage.

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