Microarchitecture Concepts

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Comparison of CPU Architectures

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Students will compare different CPU architectures, such as server vs. microcomputer CPUs.

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Execution Speed Optimization Concepts

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Apply concepts like pipelining and speculative execution to improve processor efficiency.

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Instruction Cycle Definition

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An instruction cycle refers to the sequence of actions that a processor performs to fetch, decode, execute, and store the results of an instruction.

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Main steps in an instruction cycle

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Fetch, decode, execute, and store

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Definition of memory access latency

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The time it takes to retrieve data from memory

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Maximizing Processor Throughput

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Achieved by reducing idle time and exploiting concurrency.

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Multi-processing involves the simultaneous execution of multiple processes on a computer system.

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This technique enhances the overall performance of the system.

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Suitability of CPU architectures.

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Evaluated for specific computing tasks or environments.

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Learning objective: Apply concepts of execution speed optimization.

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Includes pipelining and speculative execution.

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Example of specific application for embedded CPUs.

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Automotive systems.