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What is the main advantage of the Harvard architecture over the Von Neumann architecture?
What is the main advantage of the Harvard architecture over the Von Neumann architecture?
- It has a larger cache memory
- It has a faster clock speed
- It uses more advanced memory chips
- It has separate storage for instructions and data (correct)
In the Harvard architecture, what are the separate buses used for?
In the Harvard architecture, what are the separate buses used for?
- One bus for the CPU and one bus for peripherals
- One bus for memory and one bus for I/O devices
- One bus for data and one bus for instructions (correct)
- One bus for input and one bus for output
What is the purpose of the data address bus in the Harvard architecture?
What is the purpose of the data address bus in the Harvard architecture?
- To carry the address of data from the CPU to main memory (correct)
- To carry data between the CPU and main memory
- To carry the address of instructions from the CPU to main memory
- To carry instructions between the CPU and main memory
If a computer has a word length of 32 bits, how many unique memory addresses can it represent?
If a computer has a word length of 32 bits, how many unique memory addresses can it represent?
What is the purpose of the instruction bus in the Harvard architecture?
What is the purpose of the instruction bus in the Harvard architecture?
In the context of computer memory, what is the purpose of a storage cell?
In the context of computer memory, what is the purpose of a storage cell?
What is the primary function of memory addresses?
What is the primary function of memory addresses?
What is the purpose of grouping bits into words in computer memory?
What is the purpose of grouping bits into words in computer memory?
What is the relationship between the CPU and memory in a computer system?
What is the relationship between the CPU and memory in a computer system?
What is the term used to describe the number of bits processed by a computer's CPU in a single operation?
What is the term used to describe the number of bits processed by a computer's CPU in a single operation?
What is the purpose of storage cells in computer memory?
What is the purpose of storage cells in computer memory?
How is the memory of a computer typically organized?
How is the memory of a computer typically organized?
What is the primary reason why it is impossible to assign a unique address to each bit in memory?
What is the primary reason why it is impossible to assign a unique address to each bit in memory?
In a 16-bit computer, what is the address difference between successive 16-bit words in memory?
In a 16-bit computer, what is the address difference between successive 16-bit words in memory?
What is the key difference between primary memory (RAM and ROM) and secondary memory (Hard Drive, CD, etc.)?
What is the key difference between primary memory (RAM and ROM) and secondary memory (Hard Drive, CD, etc.)?
What is the main difference between Static RAM (SRAM) and Dynamic RAM (DRAM)?
What is the main difference between Static RAM (SRAM) and Dynamic RAM (DRAM)?
In a 32-bit computer, how many bytes of data can be accessed in a single basic memory operation?
In a 32-bit computer, how many bytes of data can be accessed in a single basic memory operation?
What is the primary role of the CPU in relation to the computer's memory?
What is the primary role of the CPU in relation to the computer's memory?
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