L7S2:

In Lecture Quiz 1:
Time: 0:34

Question:

Given the instructiion sequence, st R1, (R2); ld R3, (R4); When can we execute the load?

Choices:

A. Before the store

B. Only after the store

C. If load is not dependant on store, we can execute load before store.  If it is dependant, we need to wait for store to complete.

D. Does not matter

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In Lecture Quiz 2:
Time: 9:02

Question:

If a memory load address hits in both the store buffer and the cache, which one do we use?

Choices:

A. Cache

B. Speculative Store Buffer

C. Either

D. None of them