👉 Series computing, also known as pipelining, is a method in computer architecture where multiple instructions are processed concurrently by breaking down a single task into smaller, sequential stages. Each stage performs a specific operation on the data produced by the previous stage, allowing the next instruction to begin processing immediately once the current one completes. This creates a continuous flow of instructions through the system, significantly increasing throughput and efficiency. For example, in a simple instruction fetch-execute cycle, the CPU might first fetch an instruction from memory, then decode it, followed by execution of the fetched instruction, and finally storing or using the result. By overlapping these operations, series computing minimizes idle time and maximizes CPU utilization, leading to faster overall performance.
