Computer Architecture Basics

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Who described the analytical engine in the first documented computer architecture?

  • John von Neumann
  • Charles Babbage (correct)
  • Konrad Zuse
  • Ada Lovelace

What is computer architecture?

  • A programming language used to design computer systems
  • A specific hardware component of a computer system
  • A type of software used to simulate computer components
  • A detailed description of the structure of a computer system (correct)

Which 1945 paper described an organization of logical elements, contributing to early computer architecture?

  • John von Neumann's First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC (correct)
  • Lyle R. Johnson and Frederick P. Brooks Jr.'s work at IBM's main research center
  • Konrad Zuse's patent applications for his future projects
  • Alan Turing's Proposed Electronic Calculator for the Automatic Computing Engine

What concept did Konrad Zuse describe in his patent applications for the computer Z1 in 1936?

<p>The stored-program concept (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who can be traced to the term 'architecture' in computer literature?

<p>Lyle R. Johnson and Frederick P. Brooks Jr. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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