Flynn’s Taxonomy

• Classify systems in terms of the number of instruction and data streams

• Stream are either Single or Multiple

• Four permutations

  • Single Instruction Single Data (SISD)
  • Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD)
  • Multiple Instruction Single Data (MISD)
  • Multiple Instruction Multiple Data (MIMD)

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