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Performance-Enhancing Techniques
The fundamental aspects of processor and memory architectures discussed in previous chapters support the design of a complete and functional computer system. However, the performance of such a system would be poor compared to most modern processors without the addition of features to increase the speed of instruction execution.
Several performance-enhancing techniques are employed routinely in processor and system designs to achieve peak execution speed in real-world computer systems. These techniques do not alter what the processor does in terms of program execution and data processing; they just get it done faster.
After completing this chapter, you will understand the benefits of multilevel cache memory ...
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