Branch prediction is used primarily to mitigate:
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Branch prediction is used primarily to mitigate:
Answer: B. Control hazards — Branch instructions can change the program counter and disrupt sequential instruction fetch. Branch prediction primarily reduces control hazards.
- A.
Data hazards
- B.
Control hazards
- C.
Structural hazards
- D.
Cache misses
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Correct answer: B
Branch instructions can change the program counter and disrupt sequential instruction fetch. Branch prediction primarily reduces control hazards.
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