Computer Science / Unit 5 CS 0256 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Memory Wall
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The idea
A processor's performance depends on calculation speed and on how fast instructions and data arrive — and computing hit a wall when memory speed fell behind processor speed.
In practice
A toll plaza with one feeding lane idles however many booths are open.
Where people slip
Feeding the machine is half the machine.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
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