Pipelining (OCR A-Level Computer Science): Quizzes
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What is the primary purpose of pipelining in CPU architecture?
What is the primary purpose of pipelining in CPU architecture?
To overlap instruction execution stages
How many main types of pipelining are there?
How many main types of pipelining are there?
Two
What does the instruction pipeline enable?
What does the instruction pipeline enable?
Multiple instructions at different stages
How many stages are in the instruction pipeline?
How many stages are in the instruction pipeline?
Four
Where is the fetched instruction held in the Fetch stage?
Where is the fetched instruction held in the Fetch stage?
In the instruction buffer
Which component decodes the instruction in the Decode stage?
Which component decodes the instruction in the Decode stage?
Control Unit
Which component executes arithmetic operations in the Execute stage?
Which component executes arithmetic operations in the Execute stage?
ALU
What is the arithmetic pipeline specifically designed for?
What is the arithmetic pipeline specifically designed for?
Complex arithmetic calculations
Which operations use the arithmetic pipeline?
Which operations use the arithmetic pipeline?
Floating-point calculations
Which application benefits from the arithmetic pipeline?
Which application benefits from the arithmetic pipeline?
Graphics rendering
What does pipelining make execution time closer to?
What does pipelining make execution time closer to?
A single clock cycle
What is a data hazard in pipelining?
What is a data hazard in pipelining?
Instruction depends on incomplete result
What problem do branch instructions cause in pipelining?
What problem do branch instructions cause in pipelining?
Disruption of the pipeline