Why do conditional branches have a greater effect on a pipelined processor than unconditional branches?
What will be an ideal response?
The outcome of an unconditional branch is known the moment it is first detected. Consequently, instructions at
the target address can be fetched immediately. The outcome of a conditional address is not known until the
condition has been tested which may be at a later stage in the pipeline.
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