Pipe-lining Flashcards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULUb4xwqz4A&list=PLCiOXwirraUBj7HtVHfNZsnwjyZQj97da&index=4
1
Q
What is pipe-lining?
A
It allows you to fetch the next instruction whilst the previous instruction is still being decoded
- It only works if subsequent instructions can be predicted
2
Q
What is flushing the Pipe?
A
This is when the predicted instruction is wrong
- it will need to be thrown away when the previous instruction is decoded
