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What is the primary advantage of instruction pipelining in CPU architecture?
What is the primary advantage of instruction pipelining in CPU architecture?
- Improved instruction fetch speed
- Reduced instruction execution latency
- Higher execution speed at the same clock speed (correct)
- Increased power consumption
Which microcontroller architecture combines elements of both Von-Neumann and Harvard architectures?
Which microcontroller architecture combines elements of both Von-Neumann and Harvard architectures?
- Harvard Architecture
- Modified Harvard-based Architecture (correct)
- Von-Neumann Architecture
- Pipelined Architecture
What is the primary difference between Von-Neumann and Harvard architectures?
What is the primary difference between Von-Neumann and Harvard architectures?
- Memory accessing methodology (correct)
- Number of CPU cores
- Instruction execution speed
- Power consumption
During the instruction life cycle, what occurs after the instruction fetch stage?
During the instruction life cycle, what occurs after the instruction fetch stage?
What is the purpose of the stack pointer in a CPU?
What is the purpose of the stack pointer in a CPU?
In a CPU, what is the term for the parallel streaming of instructions to the CPU?
In a CPU, what is the term for the parallel streaming of instructions to the CPU?
What is the primary advantage of using a Harvard architecture in microcontrollers?
What is the primary advantage of using a Harvard architecture in microcontrollers?
During the instruction life cycle, what occurs before the instruction execution stage?
During the instruction life cycle, what occurs before the instruction execution stage?
What is the term for the process of fetching instructions from memory and executing them in a CPU?
What is the term for the process of fetching instructions from memory and executing them in a CPU?
Which of the following is NOT a type of CPU architecture?
Which of the following is NOT a type of CPU architecture?
