Practice Speculative Execution - 5.8 | 5. Exploiting Instruction-Level Parallelism | Computer Architecture
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is speculative execution?

💡 Hint: Think about what processors do before certain instructions are confirmed.

Question 2

Easy

How does speculative execution impact instruction-level parallelism?

💡 Hint: Consider how it optimizes the use of the processor's pipeline.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is speculative execution?

  • Executing confirmed instructions only
  • Executing instructions based on predictions
  • Avoiding execution until all paths are clear

💡 Hint: Focus on the future aspect of instruction execution.

Question 2

True or False: Speculative execution always leads to improved performance?

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about the consequences of wrong predictions.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Evaluate the impact of speculative execution on a multi-core processor design.

💡 Hint: Consider how each core can handle multiple paths of execution.

Question 2

Explore how machine learning algorithms could enhance branch prediction accuracy in speculative execution.

💡 Hint: Think about the data-driven approach to enhance predictions.

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