History of Stored-Program Computers
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What are some characteristics of the Von Neumann architecture that make it inefficient?

Programs and data stored in a single sequential memory, no explicit distinction between data and instruction representations, memory access bottleneck, linearization of data structures.

How does the presence of multiple buses in a computer system affect its throughput?

Multiple buses allow simultaneous operations, leading to higher throughput compared to single-bus architectures.

Why is a speed-cost tradeoff necessary when deciding on a system structure with multiple buses?

The system complexity increases with multiple buses, requiring a tradeoff between speed and cost.

What are the components of a von Neumann machine according to the structure of EDVAC?

<p>Input device, storage unit, arithmetic unit, control unit, output device</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is credited for developing the stored-program concept?

<p>Von Neumann</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary contribution of Wilkes to computer architecture?

<p>Introduced the concept of primary and secondary memory hierarchy</p> Signup and view all the answers

Describe the structure of the von Neumann model.

<p>Memory unit, ALU, control unit, I/O unit</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the components of the memory unit in a von Neumann machine?

<p>Memory Address Register (MAR) and Memory Buffer Register (MBR)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the rewiring of the control board in the early computers?

<p>Necessary for each computation sequence</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the unit of data that can be read or written in a computer's memory?

<p>Memory word</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which component of the computer system retains the results of arithmetic and logic operations?

<p>Accumulator (ACC)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Program Counter (PC) contain?

<p>Address of the instruction to be fetched</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are the components of a computer system interconnected?

<p>By a multiple-bus structure</p> Signup and view all the answers

What subsystem in a computer typically includes the ALU, control unit, and various processor registers?

<p>Processor subsystem (CPU)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What lines are included in the system bus that connects the processor, memory, and I=O subsystems?

<p>Data, address, control, and status lines</p> Signup and view all the answers

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