Branch Prediction

question 14

Essay

Branch Prediction. Consider the following sequence of actual outcomes for a single static branch. T means the branch is taken. N means the branch is not taken. For this question, assume that this is the only branch in the program.
(c) What is a return-address-stack? When is a return address stack updated?

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Being exact, accurate, and clear in expression or detail.

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Expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope.

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