Question

Difference between linear and nonlinear pipeline processors

Answer 1

Answer:

Linear pipeline are static pipeline used to perform fixed functions. Non-Linear pipeline are dynamic pipeline and can be reconfigured to allow feed-forward and feedback connections.

Answer 2

Linear pipeline are those static pipelines processors that are used to perform fixed functions and Non-Linear pipeline are those processors that can be reconfigured to perform variable functions at different times.

1. Non-Linear pipeline processors only allows feed-forward

2. Non-Linear pipeline gives feedback connections in addition to the streamline connection.

3. Linear pipeline processor is a cascade of processing stages and they are linearly connected in order to perform a fixed function and helps in flowing data from one end to another.

4. Linear pipeline processors are used for instruction execution, arithmetic computation, and memory access operations .