How does a clock signal function

[JaredPM]

How does a modern clock signal sychronize a computer command? What does pipeline mean?
Lets say that the cpu being considered is an intel product.

 

[berkeman]

How does a modern clock signal sychronize a computer command? What does pipeline mean?
Lets say that the cpu being considered is an intel product.

Basic intro to pipelines in computing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipeline_(computing )

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