Pipeline Hazards MCQs

1. What is a structural hazard in a pipelined processor?

(A) A dependency on data from a previous instruction

(B) An issue with instruction execution order

(C) A mis-prediction of branch outcomes

(D) A conflict over the use of a resource

2. Which type of hazard occurs when two instructions compete for the same hardware resource?

(A) Structural Hazard

(B) Data Hazard

(C) Control Hazard

(D) Resource Hazard

3. What is the primary method to resolve structural hazards in pipelined processors?

(A) Instruction Reordering

(B) Branch Prediction

(C) Resource Duplication

(D) Data Forwarding

4. What type of hazard arises when one instruction requires data that has not yet been computed by a previous instruction?

(A) Data Hazard

(B) Control Hazard

(C) Structural Hazard

(D) Resource Hazard

5. How can data hazards be mitigated in a pipelined processor?

(A) By predicting branch outcomes

(B) Through data forwarding and stalling

(C) By increasing the number of pipeline stages

(D) By adding more functional units