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define static memoriesmemories that consists of circuits capable of retaining their state as long as power is applied is known as static
what is a word linein a memory cell all the cells of a row are linked to a common line called as word
define memory cella memory cell is capable of storing single bit of information it is usually organized in the form of an
what is mmummu is the memory management unit it is a special memory control circuit used for executing the mapping of the virtual address space onto
when is a memory unit called as rama memory unit is called as ram if any location can be accessed for a read or writes operation in some fixed
define memory cycle timeit is the time delay needed between the initiations of two successive memory operationseg the time among two successive read
define memory access timethe time needed to access one word is known as the memory access time or it is the time that elapses among the initiation of
what is the maximum size of the memory that can be used in a 16-bit computer and 32 bit computerthe maximum size of the memory that can be used in a
what is a deadlocka deadlock is a situation that can increase when two units a and b use a shared resource assume that unit b cannot complete its
what is commitment unitwhen out-of-order execution is permitted a special control unit is required to guarantee in-order commitment this is known as
what is imprecise and precise exceptionsituation in which one or more of the succeeding instructions have been implemented to completion is known as
what are superscalar processorsseveral instructions start implementation in the same clock cycle and the processor is said to use multiple issue such
what are condition codesin many processors the condition code flags are kept in the processor status register they are either set are cleared by lots
what is called static and dynamic branch predictionthe branch prediction decision is always the similar every time a given instruction is implemented
define speculative executionspeculative execution means that instructions are implemented before the processor is particular that they are in the
what is delayed branchinga method called delayed branching can minimize the penalty incurred as a result of conditional branch instructions the idea
what are the two types of branch prediction techniques available the two types of branch prediction methods are 1 static branch prediction 2
what is branch foldingthe instruction fetch unit has implemented the branch instruction concurrently with the implementation of other instructions
what is dispatch unita separate unit which we call the dispatch unit fetch instructions from the front of the queue and sends them to the execution
what is said to be side effectwhen a location other than one explicitly named in an instruction as a destination operand is affected the instruction
what is structural hazardstructural hazard is the situation when two instructions needs the use of a given hardware resource at the similar time the
what are called stallsan alternative representation of the operation of a pipeline in the case of a cache miss gives the function performed by every
what are instruction hazardsthe pipeline might also be stalled because of a delay in the availability of an instruction for instance this may be a
what is data hazardany condition that causes the pipeline to stall is known as a hazard a data hazard is any condition in which either the source or
what is the use of cache memorythe use of the cache memories solves the memory access problem in certain when a cache is included on the same chip as