3.7.2.1 The Stored Program Concept.

Question 1

What is a computer using the stored program concept defined as?

Answer 1

“Serially fetching and
executing machine code instructions stored in main memory by a processor that performs
arithmetic and logical operations”.

Question 2

Define serially.

Answer 2

Instructions are fetched and executed in
order. The first instruction is fetched and then executed
before the second instruction is fetched.

Question 3

Define fetched.

Answer 3

Retrieving an instruction from main memory

Question 4

Define executing.

Answer 4

Carrying out what is specified by the instruction that has been fetched.

Question 5

Define a machine code instruction.

Answer 5

Where a computer stores instructions and frequently

used data. Examples include RAM and ROM.

Question 6

Define arithmetic.

Answer 6

Operations that involve mathematical operations such as

addition, subtraction and multiplication.

Question 7

Define logical.

Answer 7

Operations that involve the use of logic gates like AND,

OR and NOT.

Question 8

What does the stored concept do (TSC)?

Answer 8

The stored
program concept, and the way that it stores program instructions in main memory, allows
one set of instructions to be switched out for another. This is the foundation of what allows
modern computers to run numerous different applications.

Question 9

What two architectures can computers that use the stored program concept be based on?

Answer 9

Harvard architecture and Von Neumann architecture.