Multiprogramming allows multiple programs to share processor resources while multi-threading allows a program to split itself into multiple, simultaneously executing threads. Assembly language should generally be avoided but may be useful for performance-critical code or when close interaction with hardware is needed. Compiled languages have performance advantages over interpreted languages but interpreted languages are more portable and allow for interactive development. Superscalar processing improves performance over scalar pipelines by allowing multiple instructions to execute simultaneously through parallel pipelines while superpipelining breaks instructions into smaller sub-parts to reduce idle times between instructions.

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1. What is the difference between multiprogramming and multi-threading?
2. a) Why should assembly language be avoided for general application development?
b) Under what circumstances would you argue in favor of using assembly language for
developing an assembly language program?
c) What are the advantages of using a compiled language over an interpreted one?
d) Under what circumstances would you choose to use an interpreted language?
3. a) A RISC processor has 298 total registers. Each register window has 32 registers of
which 10 contain global variables and 12 contain local variables.
How many register windows are available for use? _______
How many registers would be available for us by input variables? _______
How many registers would be available for use by output variables? _______
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4. Consider a CPU that implements two parallel fetch-execute pipelines for superscalar
processing. Show the performance improvement over scalar pipeline processing and
no-pipeline processing, assuming the instruction cycle below:
● a one clock cycle fetch
● a one clock cycle decode
● a three clock cycle execute
and a 50 instruction sequence:
a) N​o​ pipelining would require _____ clock cycles:
b) A scalar pipeline would require ____ clock cycles:

2. c) A superscalar pipeline with two parallel units would require ______ clock cycles:
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5. What is the difference between the superscalar and superpipelined approaches?