2.7 - Microarchitecture Design
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Practice Questions
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What does microarchitecture refer to?
💡 Hint: Think about the detailed layout of CPU components.
Name one type of hazard in pipelining.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when two instructions try to use the same resource.
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What is a microarchitecture?
💡 Hint: Consider what defines a CPU's structure.
True or False: Data hazards only occur in single-threaded applications.
💡 Hint: Think about where data dependencies can arise.
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Evaluate the trade-offs in implementing deeper pipelines in processors. What challenges can arise?
💡 Hint: Think about the impacts on instruction execution timing.
Design an example of a data flow between components in a processor. Include at least three components and describe their interaction.
💡 Hint: Consider how each step relies on the previous one.
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