1) What are the hardware components of a typical PC?

2) What PC terms relate to interconnection of components?

3) What is stored in main memory?

4) What is stored on the hard disk?

Instruction Pipelining - assembly-line idea used to speed instruction completion rate

Assume that an automobile assembly process takes 4 hours.

5) If you divide the process into four equal stages of an assembly line, then ideally

time between car completions = =

6) What problems on an assembly might cause the actual time between car completions to be longer than ideal?

7) What doesn't Ford assemble Focus (a compact car) and Explorers (an SUV) on the same assemble line?