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von Neumann architecture
computer architecture using a common memory bus and address space for instructions and data
multi-core processor
microprocessor with more than one processing unit
SIMD
class of parallel computers in Flynn's taxonomy, with multiple processing elements that perform the same operation on multiple data points simultaneously
Flynn's taxonomy
classification of computer architectures
symmetric multiprocessing
multiprocessor architecture where two or more identical processors are connected to a single, shared main memory, have full access to all input and output devices, and are controlled by a single OS that treats all processors equally
MIMD
class of parallel computer architecture in Flynn's taxonomy, in which multiple operations are performed on multiple data points simultaneously
SISD
class of computer architecture in Flynn's taxonomy
MISD
class of computer architecture in Flynn's taxonomy, in which multiple operations are performed on the same data simultaneously
simultaneous multithreading
technique for improving the overall efficiency of superscalar CPUs with hardware multithreading
Michael J. Flynn
American computer scientist (1934–2025)

Asymmetric multiprocessing
in computer architecture
SPMD
computing technique used to achieve parallelism
temporal multithreading
Concept in computer hardware