Practice Techniques for Exploiting ILP - 5.3 | 5. Exploiting Instruction-Level Parallelism | Computer Architecture
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is pipelining?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think of it like workers on an assembly line.

Question 2

Easy

Define superscalar architecture.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the idea of multiple execution lanes.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is the primary benefit of pipelining?

  • Increases execution time
  • Allows simultaneous execution of instructions
  • Decreases efficiency

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how assembly lines increase productivity.

Question 2

True or False: Superscalar architecture can issue multiple instructions in a single clock cycle.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the design of newer processors.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Analyze a scenario where a processor faces a data hazard due to dependencies. How would register renaming alleviate this issue?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how data flow can be affected by dependencies.

Question 2

Evaluate how the lack of dynamic scheduling could affect ILP in superscalar processors.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the consequences of inefficient instruction execution.

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