Practice Structural Hazards (4.6.1) - Branches and Limits to Pipelining

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Question 1.
What is a structural hazard?
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Think about limited resources in a situation.
Question 2.
What happens during a pipeline stall?
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Consider delays in instruction execution.
3Question 3.
What is a structural hazard?
- A resource shortage
- An execution error
- An instruction issue
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Consider bottlenecks in resources.
4Question 4.
True or False: Pipeline stalls occur because all instructions can execute simultaneously.
- True
- False
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Reflect on the nature of instruction execution.
Question 5.
Discuss how you can utilize superscalar architectures to reduce structural hazards in a system. Provide at least three strategies.
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Think about maximizing processing capabilities and minimizing conflicts.
Question 6.
Design a simple pipeline architecture that can handle structural hazards effectively. Describe your architecture and its features.
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Focus on balancing resources while ensuring efficient instruction processing.

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