Flynn's taxonomy categorizes computer architectures into four categories based on whether they have single or multiple instruction and data streams:
1) SISD has a single instruction stream and single data stream, like typical personal computers. It processes instructions and data sequentially.
2) SIMD has a single instruction stream but multiple data streams, allowing the same instruction to operate on multiple data items simultaneously, like in audio/video processing.
3) MISD has multiple instruction streams operating on a single data stream, an uncommon architecture where different processors perform different operations on the same data.
4) MIMD has multiple instruction and data streams, allowing different programs to run simultaneously on different processors, as in multip