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Flynn's taxonomy classifies computing architectures by the number of instruction and data streams. The number of processing elements can exceed the number shown in the figure, except for the SISD case. SISD is the classical von Neumann architecture and the classic single-processor system. SIMD computers are also known as array or vector computers, executing the same instruction on a vector of data elements. Examples of MIMD are either local shared-memory systems or distributed systems in which several processors execute different instructions on different data streams. MISD is more theoretical; it can be used for redundant calculations on more than one data stream for error detection. |
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| BIOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY |
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