Pipelining and Superscalar Operations
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What is the primary characteristic of pipelining in computer architecture?

  • Reducing the number of instructions in a program
  • Breaking down a task into multiple stages (correct)
  • Increasing the clock speed of the processor
  • Executing multiple tasks simultaneously

    • What is the main difference between pipelining and superscalar operations?

  • Pipelining achieves temporal parallelism while superscalar achieves spatial parallelism (correct)
  • Pipelining uses more power while superscalar operations use less power
  • Pipelining is used for sequential tasks while superscalar is used for parallel tasks
  • Pipelining is used in multi-core processors while superscalar is used in single-core processors

    • What is the primary goal of pipelining in computer architecture?

  • To improve the throughput of the processor (correct)
  • To decrease the power consumption of the processor
  • To reduce the number of instructions in a program
  • To increase the clock speed of the processor

    • What is an example of spatial parallelism in computer architecture?

    <p>Duplicating hardware to perform multiple tasks at once</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between pipelining and temporal parallelism?

    <p>Pipelining achieves temporal parallelism</p> Signup and view all the answers

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