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MCQ Practice Test & Solutions: Test: Hazards of Processor Architecture (10 Questions)

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  • - Format: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
  • - Duration: 10 minutes
  • - Number of Questions: 10

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Test: Hazards of Processor Architecture - Question 1
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Any condition that causes a processor to stall is called as _____

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Answer: a
Explanation: An hazard causes a delay in the execution process of the processor.

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The periods of time when the unit is idle is called as _____

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Answer: d
Explanation: The stalls are a type of hazards that affect a pipe-lined system.

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Test: Hazards of Processor Architecture - Question 3
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The contention for the usage of a hardware device is called as ______

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Answer: a
Explanation: The processor contends for the usage of the hardware and might enter into a deadlock state.

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The situation where in the data of operands are not available is called ______

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Answer: a
Explanation: Data hazards are generally caused when the data is not ready on the destination side.

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 The stalling of the processor due to the unavailability of the instructions is called as ____

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Answer: a
Explanation: The control hazard also called as instruction hazard is usually caused by a cache miss.

Test: Hazards of Processor Architecture - Question 6
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The time lost due to branch instruction is often referred to as _____

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Answer: c
Explanation: This time also retards the performance speed of the processor.

Test: Hazards of Processor Architecture - Question 7
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The pipeline bubbling is a method used to prevent data hazard and structural hazards. 

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Answer: a
Explanation: The periods of time when the unit is idle is called as Bubble.

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_____ method is used in centralized systems to perform out of order execution.

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Answer: b
Explanation: In a scoreboard, the data dependencies of every instruction are logged. Instructions are released only when the scoreboard determines that there are no conflicts with previously issued and incomplete instructions.

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The algorithm followed in most of the systems to perform out of order execution is ______

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Answer: a
Explanation: The Tomasulo algorithm is a hardware algorithm developed in 1967 by Robert Tomasulo from IBM. It allows sequential instructions that would normally be stalled due to certain dependencies to execute non-sequentially (out-of-order execution).

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The problem where process concurrency becomes an issue is called as ______

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