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Systems Architecture, the CPU - Coggle Diagram
Systems Architecture
Memory
Data, information and programs need to be stored in a computer system. There are two types of memory: main memory and secondary storage
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Virtual Memory: a section of the HDD or SSD that is allocated for when the RAM has no space for saving information
Saving to VM is slower than saving to RAM
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Von Neumann Architecture
In 1945, John Von Neumann designed a computer that stored programs
Features:
CPU,
Data and instructions are carried on buses,
ALU for logic and calculations,
A method for input and output
Memory is used to carry out instructions
Enough memory to hold data
the CPU
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Buses: electrical conductors that carry signals between the CPU and the components on the motherboard
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