a. An instruction of 0x8d2c0004 is located at memory [0x00400024]. The current instruction is executed.

i. What are the final contents of A to F?

ii. Based on your answer in a(i), using a block diagram, describe the datapath walkthrough for the instruction executed above.

b. Justify how the implementation of pipeline is able to improve execution of data path for a single cycle CPU. Use the given information to calculate the speed for the pipeline performance.

Each stage equally takes 250 picoseconds

Number of instructions involves are 6 lines

$10 Before instruction execution: Registers file Register Content Ox10010024 St1 0x10010004 St2 0x20020040 St3 0x20020050 St4 0x20020048 PC 0x00400024 Data Memory Address 0x10010000 0x10010004 0x10010008 Ox 1001000C 0x10010010 0x10010014 Contents Ox00000001 0x00000002 Ox00000003 0x00000004 Ox00000005 Ox00000006 After instruction execution: Registers file Register Content Sto A St1 B St2 St3 D St4 E PC F