please do not copy and paste another online answer Provide answer with a valid reason 1) A special type of problem occurs with a Branch instruction, since the processor cannot immediately determine whether or not the branch will be taken. The next instruction will be fetched before the determination is made. In this case, if the branch is taken, then the following instruction would not be executed, and the most recently fetched instruction must be discarded, and replaced by the branch target. Possible solutions to this problem are ______ and _________.
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1) A special type of problem occurs with a Branch instruction, since the processor
cannot immediately determine whether or not the branch will be taken. The next
instruction will be fetched before the determination is made. In this case, if the
branch is taken, then the following instruction would not be executed, and the most
recently fetched instruction must be discarded, and replaced by the branch target.
Possible solutions to this problem are ______ and _________.
a) Bypassing with additional hardware; Predicting the Branch decision before it is actually
made.
b) Stall pipeline until determination is made; Predicting the Branch decision before it is actually made.
c) Stall pipeline until determination is made; Bypassing with additional hardware.
d) Bypassing with additional hardware; A Branch instruction mus always be followed by a NOP.
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