• define architecture and describe the instruction set architecture
• state two types of processors
• describe the feature of CISC
• describe how the features of CISC is implemented
• describe the features RISC
• describe how the features of RISC is implemented
• state the 10 comparisons between RISC and CISC
• define and describe pipelining
• state the five stages in the execution of a given instruction during pipelining
• define parallel processing
• describe the parallel computer systems
• describe the hardware aspect of a parallel computer system
• describe the software aspect of a parallel computer system
• what problem does the parallel processing overcomes
• define clusters
• define super computer
• define massive parallel computer
• describe the massive parallel computer
• state the four categories of computer architecture.
• which two architectures are most commonly used in parallel computer system