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What is the primary characteristic of pipelining in computer architecture?
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?
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?
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?
What is an example of spatial parallelism in computer architecture?
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What is the relationship between pipelining and temporal parallelism?
What is the relationship between pipelining and temporal parallelism?
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