L5 Instruction Set Design and Computer Architecture

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What is the primary purpose of Instruction Set Design (ISA)?

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To serve as an interface between hardware and software

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Which of the following is NOT a design issue in Instruction Set Design? Operation repertoire, Data types, Instruction length, Power supply efficiency

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Power supply efficiency

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What distinguishes a Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) from a Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC)?

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RISC has a fixed instruction format, while CISC has variable lengths

Front

What type of instruction set uses microprogramming for executing instructions?

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Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC)

Front

Which of the following is an example of control flow activities in an instruction set?

• Adding two values in registers
• Copying data from memory to a register
• Jumping to a specific memory location
• Multiplying two data values

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Jumping to a specific memory location

Front

What is the primary function of a pipeline in computer architecture?

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To enhance processor performance by executing multiple instructions simultaneously

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What is the role of hyperthreading technology in a processor?

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To allow multiple threads to be processed simultaneously by virtual cores

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How can hyperthreading technology be activated on a processor?

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By enabling it through the BIOS settings

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Which of the following is NOT a stage in pipelining? Fetch, Decode, Write, Kernel

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Kernel

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What is a major complication in deep pipelining with many stages?

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Conditional branch instructions may require pipeline flushing