Q. What is the potential risk of using a pretested loop with an out-of-bounds counter value?

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Q. How does the compiler handle a pretested loop when the counter value comes from an external source?

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Q. What is the purpose of the unconditional jump at the end of a pretested loop?

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Q. What is the potential risk with the implementation of a pretested loop?

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Q. What happens if the counter comes from an unknown source in a pretested loop?

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Q. How does the compiler generate assembly code for do...while() loops?

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Q. What is a loop break condition?

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Q. How is a loop break condition implemented in C and C++?

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Q. What is the purpose of the break statement?

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Q. What is a loop break condition and how is it implemented in C and C++?

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Q. What is a loop skip-cycle statement and how is it implemented in C and C++?

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Q. What is the difference between a for loop and a while loop with regards to loop skip-cycle statements?

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Q. What is loop unrolling and what is its purpose?

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Q. Why is loop unrolling more efficient?

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Q. What is the more aggressive type of loop unrolling?

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Q. What is the main goal of branchless logic optimization?

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Q. What are the two major types of branchless logic code emitted by popular compilers?

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Q. What is the disadvantage of conditional jumps in pipelined CPUs?

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Q. Why is reducing the number of jumps important for modern processors?

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Q. What is the purpose of using conditional instructions in compilers?

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