CS 473 Midterm Topics

Book Sections

4.8, 5.1-5.3, 6.1-6.6.

Topics

1. Floating Point
   1. Conversions
   2. Arithmetic: add, subtract, multiply, divide
2. Single-cycle Implementation
3. Pipelining
   1. Basic MIPS pipeline
   2. Hazards and hazard resolution
   3. Branches