Practice Superior Performance Through Direct Hardware Implementation (4.2.1) - Designing Single Purpose Processors and Optimization
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Superior Performance through Direct Hardware Implementation

Practice - Superior Performance through Direct Hardware Implementation

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does SPP stand for?

💡 Hint: Think about how SPPs are tailored for specific tasks.

Question 2 Easy

Name one advantage of SPPs over GPPs.

💡 Hint: Consider the fetch-decide-execute cycle.

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Question 1

What is one of the primary advantages of SPPs?

Higher flexibility
Elimination of instruction overhead
Wider application scope

💡 Hint: Consider what SPPs do differently than GPPs.

Question 2

True or False: SPPs typically consume more power than GPPs for the same tasks.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about the design philosophy behind SPPs.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Evaluate a scenario where an application requires both speed and flexibility. Would you recommend an SPP or GPP? Justify your choice.

💡 Hint: Think about the trade-offs between speed and versatility.

Challenge 2 Hard

Analyze the design considerations when creating an SPP for video processing. List what optimizations would be essential to maximize performance.

💡 Hint: Consider the specific requirements of real-time data handling.

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