The _________ is a small cache memory associated with the instruction fetch stage of the pipeline.

The _________ is a small cache memory associated with the instruction fetch stage of the pipeline.

A. dynamic branch
B. loop table
C. branch history table
D. flag


Answer: C

A _________ is a small, very-high-speed memory maintained by the instruction fetch stage of the pipeline and containing the n most recently fetched instructions in sequence.

A _________ is a small, very-high-speed memory maintained by the instruction fetch stage of the pipeline and containing the n most recently fetched instructions in sequence.

A. loop buffer
B. delayed branch
C. multiple stream
D. branch prediction


Answer: A

_______ is a pipeline hazard.

_______ is a pipeline hazard.

A. Control
B. Resource
C. Data
D. All of the above


Answer: D

The ________ determines the opcode and the operand specifiers.

The ________ determines the opcode and the operand specifiers.

A. decode instruction
B. fetch operands
C. calculate operands
D. execute instruction


Answer: A