Register renaming is done in pipelined processors
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Register renaming is done in pipelined processors
Answer: C. to handle certain kinds of hazards — Register renaming is a hardware technique used in pipelined processors to eliminate false dependencies (WAR and WAW hazards) by mapping architectural…
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as an alternative to register allocation at compile time
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for efficient access to function parameters and local variables
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to handle certain kinds of hazards
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as part of address translation
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Correct answer: C
Register renaming is a hardware technique used in pipelined processors to eliminate false dependencies (WAR and WAW hazards) by mapping architectural registers to a larger set of physical registers.
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