Computer Organization
Computer Arithmetic
Marks 1Marks 2Marks 5
Machine Instructions and Addressing Modes
Marks 1Marks 2
Memory Interfacing
Marks 1Marks 2Marks 5
IO Interface
Marks 1Marks 2
Alu Data Path and Control Unit
Marks 1Marks 2
Secondary Memory
Marks 1Marks 2
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GATE CSE 2024 Set 1
MCQ (More than One Correct Answer)
+1
-0

Consider a 5-stage pipelined processor with Instruction Fetch (IF), Instruction Decode (ID), Execute (EX), Memory Access (MEM), and Register Writeback (WB) stages. Which of the following statements about forwarding is/are CORRECT?

A

In a pipelined execution, forwarding means the result from a source stage of an earlier instruction is passed on to the destination stage of a later instruction

B

In forwarding, data from the output of the MEM stage can be passed on to the input of the EX stage of the next instruction

C

Forwarding cannot prevent all pipeline stalls

D

Forwarding does not require any extra hardware to retrieve the data from the pipeline stages

2
GATE CSE 2023
Numerical
+1
-0

Consider a 3-stage pipelined processor having a delay of 10 ns (nanoseconds), 20 ns, and 14 ns, for the first, second, and the third stages, respectively. Assume that there is no other delay and the processor does not suffer from any pipeline hazards. Also assume that one instruction is fetched every cycle.

The total execution time for executing 100 instructions on this processor is ___________ ns.

Your input ____
3
GATE CSE 2012
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
Register renaming is done in pipelined processors
A
as an alternative to register allocation at compile time
B
for efficient access to function parameters and local variables
C
to handle certain kinds of hazards
D
as part of address translation
4
GATE CSE 2003
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
For a pipelined $$CPU$$ with a single $$ALU$$, consider the following situations
$$1.\,\,\,\,\,$$ The $$j+1$$ instruction uses the result of the $$j$$-$$th$$ instruction as an operand
$$2.\,\,\,\,\,$$ The execution of a conditional jump instruction
$$3.\,\,\,\,\,$$ The $$j$$-$$th$$ and $$j+1$$ instruction require the $$ALU$$ at the same time

Which of the above can cause a hazard?

A
$$1$$ and $$2$$ only
B
$$2$$ and $$3$$ only
C
$$3$$ only
D
ALL the three
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