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What does ISA include in the context of computer architecture?
Instructions, execution model, processor registers, address, and data formats.
What is microarchitecture in the context of computer science and engineering?
It refers to the way a given instruction set architecture (ISA) is implemented in a particular processor.
How is microarchitecture typically represented?
As detailed diagrams describing the interconnections of various microarchitectural elements of the machine.
What does computer architecture consist of?
Microarchitecture and instruction set architecture.
What do microarchitecture diagrams generally separate?
Datapath and control path.
Test your knowledge of microarchitecture, computer organization, and instruction set architecture implementations in processors with this quiz. Explore how different microarchitectures are used to implement a given ISA and the variations due to design goals and technological shifts.
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