hardware works like this | = pipeline + = ALU ... = = bus
processor
Keyboard SoundCard Mouse DMA
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GPU=V.........V
|-PC-|-+-|MEM|WB
that's it
just add about 15 more pipelines for a P3
processor
Keyboard SoundCard Mouse DMA
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GPU=V.........V
|-PC-|-+-|MEM|WB
that's it