The unit that preserves the history of each conditional branch is
A. Branch Target Buffer (BTB)
B. Branch History Table (BHT)
C. static prediction
D. dynamic prediction
Answer:A
The unit that preserves the history of each conditional branch is
A. Branch Target Buffer (BTB) B. Branch History Table (BHT) C. static prediction D. dynamic prediction
Explanation: The Branch History Table (BHT) preserves the history of each conditional branch that the speculative branch prediction unit encounters during the last several cycles.