Parallel CPU Execution Quiz
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What is the term for a CPU architecture in which duplicate CPUs or processor stages can execute in parallel?

  • Superscalar (correct)
  • Multiprocessing
  • Pipeline processing
  • Multithreading
  • In a superscalar architecture, what is the term for the unit responsible for fetching instructions from memory?

  • Memory Management Unit (MMU)
  • Instruction Fetch Unit (IFU) (correct)
  • Control Unit (CU)
  • Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
  • Which type of CPU architecture allows for the concurrent execution of multiple threads on a single processor?

  • Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) (correct)
  • Scalar Processing
  • Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD)
  • Vector Processing
  • What is the term for the stage in a pipeline where instructions are decoded and executed?

    <p>Execution stage (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which stage in a pipeline is responsible for retrieving instructions from memory?

    <p>Decode stage (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the stage in a pipeline where the results of an instruction are written back to the register file or memory?

    <p>Writeback stage (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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