Practice VLIW (Very Long Instruction Word) - 5.7 | 5. Exploiting Instruction-Level Parallelism | Computer Architecture
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Question 1

Easy

What does VLIW stand for?

💡 Hint: Think about what the acronym suggests.

Question 2

Easy

Name one benefit of using VLIW architecture.

💡 Hint: Consider how instructions can be packed.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does VLIW enable processors to do?

  • Run one instruction at a time
  • Pack multiple independent instructions
  • Eliminate the need for a compiler

💡 Hint: Think about the key purpose of VLIW.

Question 2

True or False: VLIW architectures require less complex hardware.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider how the hardware needs to adapt to VLIW.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Given an example of a simple program, describe how you would schedule the instructions for a VLIW processor. Include considerations for instruction independence.

💡 Hint: Break down the program to find independent tasks.

Question 2

Analyze a case where a conventional processor outperforms a VLIW architecture. Discuss the reasons why.

💡 Hint: Consider how dependency affects architecture choice.

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