004. OCR A Level (H466) SLR1 – 1.1 Pipelining
About this video
OCR Specification Reference
A Level 1.1.1d
Pipelining is one method a processor is able to use to improve its efficiency, in this video we take a look at how it works, along with its limitations.
Key question:
- How can the speed of a processor be increased further?
00:00 Pipelining
00:06 Intro
00:11 Writing a letter
00:26 Writing a letter - Option 1, inefficient
00:45 Writing a letter - Option 2, much more efficient
01:31 Fetch-Decode-Execute
01:45 Pipelining
02:19 How is pipelining actually achieved?
03:36 Instruction and arithmetic pipelines
04:07 Flushing the pipe
05:58 Key question
06:08 Outro
Last updated: 18.03.26
