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Question 1

how does von neumann store data and instructions

Answer 1

in the same memory

Question 2

can the cpu fetch data and instruction at the same time in Von Neumann

Answer 2

No

Question 3

Why can’t the cpu fetch data and instruction at the same time in Von Neumann

Answer 3

Because they are stored in the same memory

Question 4

can the CPU fetch data and instruction at the same time in Harvard

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

Why can the CPU fetch data and instruction at the same time in Harvard

Answer 5

because they are stored in separate memory units

Question 6

How does harvard store data and instructions

Answer 6

separately

Question 7

in von neumann, is it common or a separate bus for data and instruction transfer

Answer 7

a common one

Question 8

in harvard, is it common or a separate bus for data and instruction transfer ?

Answer 8

a separate one

Question 9

How many clock cycles are required to execute single instruction in von neumann?

Answer 9

2

Question 10

How many clock cycles are required to execute single instruction in harvard?

Answer 10

1

Question 11

The components of von neumann

Answer 11

CPU : ALU / CU / Registers and buses

Question 12

The components of harvard

Answer 12

Program Counter
ALU / CU / Operational Registers
I/O Systems
and buses

Question 13

von neumann buses

Answer 13

Adress Bus – Data Bus – Control Bus

Question 14

Harvard buses

Answer 14

Data Bus – Data Adress Bus –
Instruction Bus – Instruction Address Bus

Question 15

von neumann registers

Answer 15

MAR – MDR – AC – PC – CIR

Question 16

how are harvard’s registers

Answer 16

operational

Question 17

exemples of harvard registers?

Answer 17

Memory Address Register
Memory Data Register

Question 18

who is slower

Answer 18

von neumann

Question 19

who is faster

Answer 19

harvard

Question 20

who is cheaper

Answer 20

von neumann

Question 21

who is more expensive

Answer 21

harvard

Question 22

What does CPU stand for

Answer 22

Central Processing Unit

Question 23

what is the CPU referred as

Answer 23

microprocessor or processor

Question 24

what is the CPU responsible for

Answer 24

it’s an electronic circuit responsible for executing the instructions of a computer program.

Question 25

what does the CPU contains

Answer 25

ALU
CU
Registers

Question 26

what are registers

Answer 26

They are high-speed storage areas in the CPU.

Question 27

where do all data must be stored before it can be processed

Answer 27

in a register

Question 28

who is the internal memory CPU

Answer 28

Registers

Question 29

what does ALU stand for

Answer 29

Arithmetic and Logic Unit

Question 30

what does ALU do

Answer 30

it allows arithmetic and logical operations to be carried out.

Question 31

what does CU stand for

Answer 31

control unit

Question 32

what does the CU control

Answer 32

it controls the operation of the computer’s ALU, memory and I/O devices.

Question 33

how does the CU control the operation of the computer’s ALU, memory and I/O devices.

Answer 33

By telling them how to respond to the program instructions

Question 34

what does the CU also provide

Answer 34

timing and control signals required by other computer components.

Question 35

What are the buses

Answer 35

they are the means by which data is transmitted from one part of a computer to another

Question 36

what do the buses connect

Answer 36

all major internal components to the CPU and memory.

Question 37

what does A standard CPU system bus is

Answer 37

a control bus, a data bus, and an address bus.

Question 38

what is a program counter

Answer 38

It has the location of the next instruction to be executed.

Question 39

to where does the program counter passes the next adress

Answer 39

to the memory address register.

Question 40

what are input devices used for

Answer 40

to read data into the main memory with the help of CPU input instruction.

Question 41

how is The information from a computer as output given

Answer 41

through Output Devices.

Question 42

Address bus

Answer 42

Carries the addresses of data (but not the data) between the processor and memory

Question 43

Data bus

Answer 43

Carries data between the processor, the memory unit and the input/output devices

Question 44

Control bus

Answer 44

Carries control signals/commands from the CPU (and status signals from other devices) in order to control and coordinate all the activities within the computer