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::31 years! Imagine what a person could do in 31 years, without ever stopping or sleeping! Even if the actions are very simple, such as laying bricks or stone one on top of the other: 31 years of masonry would create quite a castle! Processors build the equivalent of castles for us every second! And they are predictable in their outcome. | ::31 years! Imagine what a person could do in 31 years, without ever stopping or sleeping! Even if the actions are very simple, such as laying bricks or stone one on top of the other: 31 years of masonry would create quite a castle! Processors build the equivalent of castles for us every second! And they are predictable in their outcome. | ||
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| + | ===The Von Neumann Bottleneck=== | ||
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| + | Two words on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Neumann_architecture#Von_Neumann_bottleneck Von Neumann Bottleneck]... | ||
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