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Computer Architecture - Mips
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1 (a) MIPS is a popular metric for rating the performance of a computer. In
this context what does MIPS mean?
(1 mark)
(b) There are three types of MIPS ratings, namely:
(i) Native MIPS
(ii) Peak MIPS
(iii) Relative MIPS
Explain how each type is calculated and what their drawbacks may be.
(9 marks)
(c) Another derivation of MIPS used by a RISC research team at Stanford
– some of whom went on to found the MIPS Company – was
Microprocessor [without] Interlocked Pipeline Stages. This approach
traded off simplicity in the hardware with complexity in the compiler and
assembler for the machine. Highlight two issues that the compiler
and/or the assembler (the software) would need to deal with in order to
overcome the problems inherent in a non-interlocked pipeline. Give
typical examples of the software techniques used to overcome these
problem
(4 marks)
(d) Modern processor implementations now have hardware support to
detect, and circumvent, the problems arising from pipelined datapaths.
Describe two examples of the hardware techniques used to overcome
these problems.
(6 marks)
this context what does MIPS mean?
(1 mark)
(b) There are three types of MIPS ratings, namely:
(i) Native MIPS
(ii) Peak MIPS
(iii) Relative MIPS
Explain how each type is calculated and what their drawbacks may be.
(9 marks)
(c) Another derivation of MIPS used by a RISC research team at Stanford
– some of whom went on to found the MIPS Company – was
Microprocessor [without] Interlocked Pipeline Stages. This approach
traded off simplicity in the hardware with complexity in the compiler and
assembler for the machine. Highlight two issues that the compiler
and/or the assembler (the software) would need to deal with in order to
overcome the problems inherent in a non-interlocked pipeline. Give
typical examples of the software techniques used to overcome these
problem
(4 marks)
(d) Modern processor implementations now have hardware support to
detect, and circumvent, the problems arising from pipelined datapaths.
Describe two examples of the hardware techniques used to overcome
these problems.
(6 marks)
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