L16S3:

In Lecture Quiz 1:
Time: 4:33

Question:
Why is sequential consistency almost never implemented in real processors?

Choices:

A. This model is not accurate enough to guarantee correctness

B. It incurs large overhead

C. Reordering Loads and Stores is good for performance because it can hide latency

D. All of the above

In Lecture Quiz 2:
Time: 18:21

Question:
Does (can) a computing system with caches or out-of-order execution capability provide a sequentially consistent view of memory?

Choices:

A. Yes

B. Probably not