Questions on Flynn's Taxonomy and Multicore Processors

Which of the following best describes SISD architecture?

• Single Instruction, Single Data

• Single Instruction, Multiple Data

• Multiple Instruction, Single Data

• Multiple Instruction, Multiple Data

Which of the following architectures is most commonly used in traditional, single-core CPUs?

• SIMD

• SISD

• MIMD

• MISD

Which Flynn's taxonomy category is best suited for parallel processing applications such as deep learning and graphics processing?

• SISD

• SIMD

• MISD

• MIMD

Which architecture executes multiple instructions on multiple sets of data simultaneously?

• SISD

• SIMD

• MIMD

• MISD

Which type of Flynn's Taxonomy is least commonly implemented in real-world computer architectures?

• SISD

• SIMD

• MISD

• MIMD

What is the primary purpose of instruction pipelining?

• Increase CPU clock speed

• Reduce memory usage

• Execute multiple instructions simultaneously by dividing them into stages

• Improve disk access speed

What is the main disadvantage of pipelining?

• Increased power consumption

• Pipeline stalls due to hazards

• Lower clock speed

• Decreased instruction throughput

Which type of hazard occurs when an instruction depends on the result of a previous instruction that has not yet completed?

• Structural Hazard

• Data Hazard

• Control Hazard

• Register Hazard

Which technique allows multiple instructions to be executed in parallel by fetching them together and using multiple execution units?

• Pipelining

• Superscalar Execution

• Vector Processing

• Multithreading

Which of the following architectures is designed to process long data vectors efficiently?

• SISD

• Superscalar

• Vector Processor

• MIMD