Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. It is possible to improve pipeline performance by automatically rearranging instructions within a program so that branch instructions occur later than actually desired.
2. Interrupt processing allows an application program to be suspended in order that a variety of interrupt conditions can be serviced and later resumed.
3. An interrupt is generated from software and it is provoked by the execution of an instruction.
4. While the processor is in user mode the program being executed is unable to access protected system resources or to change mode, other than by causing an exception to occur.
5. The exception modes have full access to system resources and can change modes freely.
1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True
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