This Special Problems assignment explores pipelining in greater detail.
Activities
[1] Download and run PIPEDEMO.EXE, which provides a graphical illustration of pipelined operating inside the Intel 80486 processor:
It will look similar to this when running:
[2] If you click Next, PIPEDEMO will compare 80486 code execution with the Pentium’s execution:
[3] If you click Next again, PIPEDEMO will compare Pentium execution code samples:
[4] Fully investigate all features of PIPEDEMO. Keep the following questions in mind as you work with the utility:
[5] Write and submit a two-page summary of your thoughts about pipelining and the PIPEDEMO utility.
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