3.8 - Advanced Pipelining Techniques
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Practice Questions
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What does VLIW stand for?
💡 Hint: Think about how the term describes the instruction length.
What is the main advantage of deep pipelines?
💡 Hint: Consider what more stages could allow the CPU to do.
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What is the primary benefit of deep pipelines?
💡 Hint: Think about what deep pipelines enable processors to do with speeds.
True or False: VLIW helps reduce scheduling complexity.
💡 Hint: Consider the impact of compacting instructions.
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Analyze a processor that utilizes both deep pipelines and SMT. Discuss how each affects overall performance and predict potential bottlenecks.
💡 Hint: Think about how these techniques interact with each other.
Design an example where VLIW could significantly outperform a traditional instruction set architecture. Explain your reasoning.
💡 Hint: Consider tasks that need multiple operations processed concurrently.
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