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What is the von Neumann architecture based on?
What is the von Neumann architecture based on?
- Input and output mechanisms
- Separate storage for data and instructions
- Shared memory for data and instructions (correct)
- External mass storage only
Which components are part of the processing unit in the von Neumann model?
Which components are part of the processing unit in the von Neumann model?
- Arithmetic logic unit and processor registers (correct)
- Memory and external mass storage
- Arithmetic logic unit and program counter
- Control unit and instruction register
What does the term 'von Neumann architecture' refer to?
What does the term 'von Neumann architecture' refer to?
- Computer with external mass storage only
- Computer design based on physical principles
- Stored-program computer sharing memory for instructions and data (correct)
- Any computer with separate memory for instructions and data
What does the Central Processing Unit (CPU) do?
What does the Central Processing Unit (CPU) do?
What was the major realisation in the history of computing in 1944 to 1945?
What was the major realisation in the history of computing in 1944 to 1945?
Which term is used to describe a computer architecture based on the principles described in 1945 by John Von Neumann?
Which term is used to describe a computer architecture based on the principles described in 1945 by John Von Neumann?
What are the components of the von Neumann architecture that store data and instructions?
What are the components of the von Neumann architecture that store data and instructions?
According to the Von Neumann model, which unit is considered the 'brain' of the computer?
According to the Von Neumann model, which unit is considered the 'brain' of the computer?
What distinguishes the von Neumann architecture from other stored-program computers?
What distinguishes the von Neumann architecture from other stored-program computers?
What was a major defining point in the history of computing noted in 1944 to 1945?
What was a major defining point in the history of computing noted in 1944 to 1945?
What is the term used to describe the design architecture for an electronic digital computer with a processing unit, control unit, memory, external mass storage, and input/output mechanisms?
What is the term used to describe the design architecture for an electronic digital computer with a processing unit, control unit, memory, external mass storage, and input/output mechanisms?
Which mathematician and physicist described the architecture that became known as the Von Neumann model?
Which mathematician and physicist described the architecture that became known as the Von Neumann model?
What does the term 'Von Neumann architecture' evolve to mean in modern computing?
What does the term 'Von Neumann architecture' evolve to mean in modern computing?
Which unit in the Von Neumann model is considered as the 'brain' of the computer?
Which unit in the Von Neumann model is considered as the 'brain' of the computer?
According to the Von Neumann model, what does the term 'CPU' stand for?
According to the Von Neumann model, what does the term 'CPU' stand for?
