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What is memory latency?
What happens when a processor 'stalls'?
Why do modern processors have caches?
What does memory access time measure?
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Which cache level typically has the lowest capacity but the fastest access times?
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What is the function of caches in reducing stalls in processors?
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What is the purpose of caches in modern CPUs?
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How does prefetching help in reducing stalls in CPU performance?
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What can happen if prefetching guesses the data access pattern wrongly?
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How does multi-threading help in CPU performance?
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What is the main idea behind multi-threading in CPUs?
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Why is multi-threading considered a latency-hiding technique?
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What is the main benefit of multi-threading in a core's ALU?
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Which of the following is a cost associated with multi-threading?
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How does increasing the number of threads impact cache space per thread?
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What is the purpose of the L2 cache in a multi-core chip?
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Which feature distinguishes simultaneous multi-threading (SMT) from temporal multi-threading?
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What is a critical drawback of using simultaneous multi-threading (SMT)?
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What is the key idea behind throughput-oriented systems?
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In hardware-supported multi-threading, what does the core manage for multiple threads?
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What is the purpose of interleaved multi-threading in processors?
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Why does a throughput-oriented system potentially increase the time for each thread to complete work?
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How does high-latency hiding ability differ between small and large execution contexts?
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What is the main benefit of hardware-supported multi-threading for cores?
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What is the purpose of the 'sinx' function in the given code snippet?
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What is the role of the 'my_args' struct in the provided code?
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Which part of the code snippet is responsible for launching a new thread?
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