MODULE 1 Flashcards
COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND ARCHITECTURE
- internal working
- structure
- operation
COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER ORGANIZATION
- ALU
- CPU
- MEMORY
- MEMORY ORGANIZATION
Attributes of a system seen to a programmer
COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
arrangement of a computer system
computer architecture
structure and performance of a computer
computer organization
technique wherein the components are interrelated
structure
controls the operation of the computer
CPU
stores data
main memory
moves data among the computer
I/O
delivers communication amongst CPU, main memory, and I/O
system interconnection
controls the operation of CPU
control unit
performs computer data processing functions
ALU
provides storage for the CPU
register
mechanism that offers communication for control unit, ALU, and register
CPU interconnection
the operation of every single component
function
4 main fucntions of a computer
- data processing
- data storage
- data movement
- control
- from 1946-1959
- used vacuum tubes
1st generation
I/O of first gen computers
- punch card
- paper tape
- magnetic tape
meaning of ENIAC
Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer
- from 1959-1965
- used transistors
2nd generation
- 1965-1971
- used integrated circuits
3rd gen
who invented integrated circuits?
Jack Kilby
- 1971-1980
- used VLSI
4th generation
meaning of VLSI
very large scale integrated circuit
