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Advanced Hardware Design Challenge

A concise set of eight expert-level questions probing the intricacies of processor pipelines, memory technologies, and system-level interfaces.

#CPU architecture#PCIe standards#multi-socket interconnect#digital VRM#hardware troubleshooting#firmware security#memory timing#cache hierarchy

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Answer all questions below and test your knowledge.

1
Which instruction set architecture introduced variable-length encoding to improve code density while maintaining backward compatibility with its predecessor?
Question 1
2
In a modern CPU pipeline, which stage is primarily responsible for resolving branch predictions before the execution stage?
Question 2
3
Which cache coherence protocol uses a "silent upgrade" to transition a line from Shared to Modified without broadcasting an invalidation?
Question 3
4
What is the nominal voltage of DDR5 SDRAM per pin, and how does it compare to DDR4?
Question 4
5
Which PCIe generation introduced a raw signaling rate of 32 GT/s per lane, effectively doubling the bandwidth of its predecessor?
Question 5
6
In UEFI firmware, which subsystem provides the abstraction layer that allows operating systems to interface with the platform’s boot services?
Question 6
7
When configuring a multi-socket server, which interconnect topology minimizes latency for cache-coherent memory accesses among CPUs?
Question 7
8
Which voltage regulator architecture is most commonly used on high‑performance graphics cards to achieve fine‑grained power control across GPU cores?
Question 8

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Which instruction set architecture introduced variable-length encoding to improve code density while maintaining backward compatibility with its predecessor?

In a modern CPU pipeline, which stage is primarily responsible for resolving branch predictions before the execution stage?

Which cache coherence protocol uses a "silent upgrade" to transition a line from Shared to Modified without broadcasting an invalidation?

What is the nominal voltage of DDR5 SDRAM per pin, and how does it compare to DDR4?

Which PCIe generation introduced a raw signaling rate of 32 GT/s per lane, effectively doubling the bandwidth of its predecessor?

In UEFI firmware, which subsystem provides the abstraction layer that allows operating systems to interface with the platform’s boot services?

When configuring a multi-socket server, which interconnect topology minimizes latency for cache-coherent memory accesses among CPUs?

Which voltage regulator architecture is most commonly used on high‑performance graphics cards to achieve fine‑grained power control across GPU cores?

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