Practice - Instruction-Level Parallelism (ILP) Saturation
Practice Questions
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What does ILP stand for?
💡 Hint: Think about what this term refers to in computing.
What is meant by 'memory wall'?
💡 Hint: Consider how memory access times impact CPU performance.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the main challenge posed by ILP saturation?
💡 Hint: Think about how optimal performance can plateau with too much complexity.
Is the following statement true or false? 'Dependencies in instruction execution do not affect parallelism.'
💡 Hint: Consider how dependencies create waiting conditions.
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Challenge Problems
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Critically assess how increasing ILP through deeper pipelines impacts energy efficiency.
💡 Hint: Consider how energy costs relate to performance in a compute cycle.
Evaluate the strategies to mitigate the effects of the memory wall in high-performance computing.
💡 Hint: Think about how reducing wait times impacts overall throughput.
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