For pipeline and bus communication sections, sketch out your own timing diagrams. Manually calculating clock cycles during a simulated pipeline stall or cache miss solidifies architectural intuition.

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Computer architecture cannot be mastered by reading alone. You must actively test your understanding of how data flows through circuits. Step 1: Decode the Diagrams First