Pipelining as a Computational Method (OCR A-Level Computer Science): Flashcards

Method dividing tasks into sequential stages for efficiency

Improve throughput by keeping all stages continuously active

Multiple tasks processed simultaneously/concurrently

Fetch, decode, execute

Increases throughput by processing tasks simultaneously

All stages kept busy, reducing idle time

Pipelines extended by adding more stages

Each stage developed, tested, optimised independently

Dependencies cause delays (data hazards in CPUs)

Entire pipeline can slow down

The slowest stage

Extract, Transform, Load pipelines for data analytics