The Digital Age and Computing Transformation

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What is another name for stored-program computers as per the text?

  • von Neumann Architecture systems (correct)
  • John Mauchley machines
  • Mauchley-Eckert computers
  • Eckert computers

Which of the following is a hardware system in a von Neumann Architecture system?

  • ALU
  • Monitor
  • GPU
  • I/O system (correct)

What does the von Neumann bottleneck refer to?

  • The high cost of maintenance
  • The slow speed of ALU
  • The excessive use of registers
  • The single data path between CPU and main memory (correct)

In a von Neumann system, what fetches the next instruction from memory?

<p>Control unit (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of decoding an instruction in a von Neumann system?

<p>To convert it into a language ALU can understand (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of an ALU in a von Neumann system?

<p>Execute instructions and process data (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of stored-program computers?

<p>Multiple data paths between CPU and main memory (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Modified von Neumann Architecture add to the traditional von Neumann system?

<p>A System Bus (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which component in a von Neumann system executes instructions?

<p>ALU (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characteristic distinguishes stored-program computers as per the text?

<p>Sequential instruction processing capability (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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