Below is a $2-$bit Dynamic Branch Prediction Scheme:

$"00"$

Taken

Predict taken

Not taken

Taken

$"11"$

Predict not taken

Not taken

Not taken

Taken

Predict taken

Not taken,

Taken

Predict not taken

$"01"$

Question:

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Question

Questior Questio

Time Running:

$9$ Minutes, $58$ S

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Given: Consider a loop that branches seven times in a row and then is not taken once.

What is the prediction accuracy for eight consecutive predictions using the $2-$bit prediction scheme with an initial state of $\text{'}11\text{'}?$

O $75\%$

$87\mathrm{.}5\%$