Practice - Salient Features
Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions
What is superscalar execution?
💡 Hint: Think about how many instructions can be executed at once.
What is the benefit of pipelining?
💡 Hint: Consider how it overlaps different instruction stages.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What architectural style allows for the execution of multiple instructions?
💡 Hint: Remember the concept of executing multiple tasks at once.
True or false: The Pentium has a single 8 kB instruction cache.
💡 Hint: Consider how caches are organized in the Pentium architecture.
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Challenge Problems
Push your limits with advanced challenges
Imagine you engineer a new microprocessor. What features would you incorporate from the Pentium series and why?
💡 Hint: Think about the limitations of older architectures.
Explain how the architectural changes in Pentium can lead to performance improvements in high-demand applications.
💡 Hint: Consider applications in real-time processing.
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