Week 1 - Von Neumann

Question 1

What are the three main components that make up Von Neumann Architecture?

Answer 1

CPU, Memory, IO interfaces

Question 2

What are the 2 mains components of the CPU?

Answer 2

Control Unit and Arithmetic and Logic Unit

Question 3

What does the CU in the CPU do?

Answer 3

Determines the order in which instructions are executed and controls the retrieval of data from memory

Question 4

What does the ALU in the CPU do?

Answer 4

Performs arithmetic and logical operations

Question 5

What are registers and what are they used for?

Answer 5

Registers are small storage elements that are located close to the ALU. They are used to store data the CPU will soon need again.

Question 6

What does the Memory Management Unit do?

Answer 6

Reads/Writes from/to requested locations in memory

Question 7

What are IO interfaces?

Answer 7

Physical devices that allow the user to interact with the computer.

Question 8

What is the ALU made of?

Answer 8

Physical circuits that each perform a different arithmetic/logical operation.