In pipelined processors, a data hazard occurs when: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

In pipelined processors, a data hazard occurs when:
A. Clock speed is too high
B. Branches are predicted wrong
C. An instruction depends on the result of a previous instruction still in pipeline
D. Cache miss happens
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Forwarding or stalls are used to resolve them.

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Question #1
Neural Processing Unit (NPU) in CPUs is for:
A. Display
B. Accelerating AI and machine learning tasks
C. Basic arithmetic
D. Storage

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Specialized for tensor operations in AI.

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Question #2
The exception handling in CPU involves:
A. Ignoring errors
B. Precise interrupts and state saving
C. Cache flush only
D. ALU reset

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
For errors and interrupts.

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Question #3
The von Neumann architecture features:
A. Shared memory for data and instructions
B. Separate memory for data and instructions
C. No CPU
D. Only quantum processing

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
In von Neumann model, instructions and data share the same memory space.

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