CS -12 Computer Architecture June-2004
Q.2 (a) Explain the effect of the following on overall CPU performance in terms of program length, clock rate, and effective CPI.
i. Instruction set
ii. CPU implementation and control
iii. Compiler technology
iv. Cache and memory hierarchy
Q.2 (b) Compare and explain the instruction-set architecture in RISC & CISC processors in terms of instruction formats and CPI. Also write the two differences between scalar RISC and Super Scalar RISC

