This topic goes beyond the basic processor model. You will compare von Neumann and Harvard architectures, and RISC against CISC designs, and study pipelining and how it increases throughput. Interrupt handling is covered in the context of a pipelined processor. Parallel processing is then classified as SISD, SIMD, MISD and MIMD, with massively parallel computers as an example. The topic closes with virtual machines, their uses, and their benefits and limitations.
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