COMPUTER
ARCHITECTURE
Von Neumann architecture: this concept holds programs
and data in memory. Data moves between the memory unit
and the processor.
Bus: buses move data around the computer and also send
out control signals to synchronise the internal operations.
there are three different bus:
Address bus carries signals relating to addresses between
the processor and memory; it is uni-
directional
Data bus sends data between the processor, memory
unit and the input/output devices; it is bi-
directional
Control bus carries signals relating to control and
coordination of all activities within the
computer; it can be both uni-directional and
bi-directional
THE VON-NEUMANN
ARCHITECTURE
A detailed diagram of the Von-
Neumann architecture
MEMORY UNIT
MAR MDR
OUTPUT DEVICES
PROCESSOR
INTPUT DEVICES
ALU
PC CONTROL UNIT CIR
Key:
Data
Control