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GATE CSE 2008
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
In an instruction execution pipeline, the earliest that the data $$TLB$$ (Translation Look aside Buffer) can be accessed is
A
Before effective address calculation has started
B
During effective address calculation
C
After effective address calculation has completed
D
After data cache lookup has completed
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GATE CSE 2008
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
Which of the following are NOT true in a pipelined processor?
$$1.$$ Bypassing can handle all RAW hazards
$$2.$$ Register renaming can eliminate all register carried WAR hazards
$$3.$$ Control hazard penalties can be eliminated by dynamic branch prediction.
A
$$1$$ and $$2$$ only
B
$$1$$ and $$3$$ only
C
$$2$$ and $$3$$ only
D
$$1,2$$ and $$3$$
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GATE CSE 2007
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
Consider a pipelined processor with the following four stages
$$\,\,\,\,\,$$$$IF:$$ Instruction Fetch
$$\,\,\,\,\,$$$$ID:$$ Instruction Decode and Operand Fetch
$$\,\,\,\,\,$$$$EX:$$ Execute
$$\,\,\,\,\,$$$$WB:$$ Write Back

The $$IF, ID$$ and $$WB$$ stages take one clock cycle each to complete the operation. The number of clock cycles for the $$EX$$ stage depends on the instruction. The $$ADD$$ and $$SUB$$ instructions need $$1$$ clock cycle and the $$MUL$$ instruction needs $$3$$ clock cycles in the $$EX$$ stage. Operand forwarding is used in the pipelined processor. What is the number of clock cycles taken to complete the following sequence of instructions?

GATE CSE 2007 Computer Organization - Pipelining Question 33 English
A
$$7$$
B
$$8$$
C
$$10$$
D
$$14$$
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GATE CSE 2006
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
A CPU has five stages pipeline and runs at $$1$$ $$GHz$$ frequency. Instruction fetch happens in the first stage of the pipeline. A conditional branch instruction computes the target address and evaluates the condition in the third stage of the pipeline. The processor stops fetching new instruction following a conditional branch until the branch outcome is known. A program executes $${10^9}$$ instructions out of which $$20$$% are conditional branches. If each instruction takes one cycle to complete on average, then total execution time of the program is
A
$$1.0$$ second
B
$$1.2$$ seconds
C
$$1.4$$ seconds
D
$$1.6$$ seconds
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