29 Questions
What are the two ways to measure performance?
Latency and throughput
Are latency and throughput the inverse of each other?
No
In real-life examples, which measure is usually chosen for optimization?
Throughput
What analogy is used to explain the difference between latency and throughput?
All of the above
What is the ideal scenario for performing tasks in a group?
A group forms a line to pass on filled buckets
What concept is being demonstrated with the scenario of putting out a fire?
Pipeline hazards
What is the main benefit of parallelism in the context of performance pipelines?
Increased throughput
How does the presence of a structural hazard in a pipeline affect the following instructions?
Stall the following instructions
What is a potential issue when a hardware device sends an interrupt to the processor?
Exception handling
In the context of performance pipelines, what can lead to a higher clock frequency and throughput?
Dividing the task into a large number of stages
What is the benefit of a pipeline with overlap in terms of program execution time?
Shorter program end time
How does a varying width instruction format impact pipelining?
Makes pipelining harder
What is the effect of parallelism on program execution with multiple lines in the context of extinguishing fire?
Continuous flow of water
When two dependent instructions are in the pipeline together, what type of hazard is encountered?
Data hazard
What does starting a new instruction every clock cycle indicate in terms of speedup?
Higher speedup with more stages
What is the primary focus of ELC3030—Computer 3 A Electronics and Electrical Communications Department?
Microprocessor design and digital logic
Which of the following is NOT a topic covered in the class?
Networking protocols
What type of processors have the structures studied in this class?
Basic simple units used in current microcontrollers
What is the main focus of the videos linked in the course materials?
Explaining microarchitecture features of current processor designs
What is the main difference between the basic simple units studied so far and the advanced processors mentioned in the text?
Elaborate ideas and usage in digital signal processing
What is the main goal of studying pipelines, branch prediction, and caches in this class?
To understand advanced processor techniques
In the context of high performance digital systems, what is the purpose of exploring buses, serial/parallel interconnects, and input/output interfacing?
To study the communication protocols between different digital components
What is the primary measure of performance in real-life examples such as baking bread or passengers in a train station?
Latency
How is performance usually measured in terms of the number of tasks finished in a fixed time?
Throughput
What does parallelism in action enable in the context of task execution?
Continuous flow with independent tasks
What is the key characteristic that distinguishes latency from throughput in performance measurement?
Time delay to finish a task
What is the primary focus when studying memories, caches, interleaving, and virtual memory in a processor?
Enhancing data storage and retrieval efficiency
Which type of measure is commonly chosen for optimization when studying memories, caches, and virtual memory?
Throughput
What is the main benefit of parallelism in the context of performance pipelines?
Higher throughput
Test your understanding of performance measurement, pipeline processing, hazards, and key takeaway points. This quiz covers topics such as latency, throughput, CISC, RISC, and resource limitations.
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