What are the four stages when compiling a C program

using $gcc?(5$ points$)$

Which register in the ARM Cortex M$3$ processor holds

the flag that indicates an answer is negative during an

arithmetic operation? $(5$ points$)$

A processor has a $4-$stage pipelining design and each

stage needs one clock. How many clocks does it take to run

$400$ instructions? Assuming there is no branch instruction.

$(5$ points$)$

Explain why the invention of transistors is so important

to the computing industry. $(5$ points$)$