Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 17 views

    Computer Architecture

    Uploaded by

    MANIKANDAN
    This document discusses computer architecture and the differences between the Harvard and Von Neumann architectures. It defines common components of computer systems like the CPU, ROM, RAM, data bus, address bus, and control bus. It explains that the Harvard architecture separates the data bus and address bus, allowing greater data flow and speed. The Von Neumann architecture uses a single bus for both data and addresses. Microcontrollers with Harvard architecture are also called RISC, while those with Von Neumann architecture are called CISC.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content

    You might also like

    Computer Architecture

    Uploaded by

    MANIKANDAN
    17 views2 pages
    This document discusses computer architecture and the differences between the Harvard and Von Neumann architectures. It defines common components of computer systems like the CPU, ROM, RAM, data bus, address bus, and control bus. It explains that the Harvard architecture separates the data bus and address bus, allowing greater data flow and speed. The Von Neumann architecture uses a single bus for both data and addresses. Microcontrollers with Harvard architecture are also called RISC, while those with Von Neumann architecture are called CISC.

    Original Description:

    Computer Architecture detailed view

    Original Title

    3. Computer Architecture

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    This document discusses computer architecture and the differences between the Harvard and Von Neumann architectures. It defines common components of computer systems like the CPU, ROM, RAM, data bus, address bus, and control bus. It explains that the Harvard architecture separates the data bus and address bus, allowing greater data flow and speed. The Von Neumann architecture uses a single bus for both data and addresses. Microcontrollers with Harvard architecture are also called RISC, while those with Von Neumann architecture are called CISC.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as pdf or txt
    17 views2 pages

    Computer Architecture

    Uploaded by

    MANIKANDAN
    This document discusses computer architecture and the differences between the Harvard and Von Neumann architectures. It defines common components of computer systems like the CPU, ROM, RAM, data bus, address bus, and control bus. It explains that the Harvard architecture separates the data bus and address bus, allowing greater data flow and speed. The Von Neumann architecture uses a single bus for both data and addresses. Microcontrollers with Harvard architecture are also called RISC, while those with Von Neumann architecture are called CISC.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 2

    7/7/2015

    ComputerArchitecture

    ComputerArchitecture

    CPUcentralprocessingunit,alsoMPU,microprocessingunit.
    ADDRESSDECODERusedtoselectaparticularaddresslocation.Itsendsachipselect(CS)signaltotheblock
    beingaddressed.
    ROMreadonlymemory.InasmallsystemtheROMwouldcontainthemonitorprogramme.
    RAMrandomaccessmemory,usedtostoretheuserprogramme.
    PIOparallelinput/output,isusedtoconnectthesystemtoexternalequipment,allowingdata(andprograms),to
    bemovedinandoutofthesystem.
    SIOserialinput/output,isusedtoconnectthesystemtoexternalequipmentviasinglepairconnections.
    BUSasetofelectricalconnections,throughwhichsignalsandpowerpass.Thesignalscanbesynchronousor
    asynchronous,usuallytheformer,whentheyarecontrolledbyaCLOCKsignal.
    DATABUS8,16,32,64ormoreconnectionsforbidirectionaltransmissionofDATA.Thelargerthedatabus,the
    moredatacanbetransmitted.
    ADDRESSBUS16,32or64connectionswhichdeterminehowmuchmemorythecomputerCPUcan'address'.
    A16bitaddressbuscanaddress64Kilobytes,a32bitbus4Gigabytes.
    CONTROLBUSalltheothercontrolsignalsandpowerforthecpu.Includespower,earth,clocksignals,
    interrupts,controlsfortheothertwobusesandconnectionstootherprocessors.

    ComparisonofHarvardandVonNeumannArchitectures
    InHarvardarchitecture,thedatabusandaddressbusareseparate.Thusagreaterflowofdataispossiblethrough
    thecentralprocessingunit,andofcourse,agreaterspeedofwork.Separatingaprogrammefromdatamemory
    makesitfurtherpossibleforinstructionsnottohavetobe8bitwords.ForexampletheMicrochipPIC16F84
    microcontrolleruses14bitsforinstructionswhichallowsforallinstructionstobeonewordinstructions.Itisalso
    http://www.electronics.dit.ie/staff/tscarff/architecture/computer_architecture.htm

    1/2

    7/7/2015

    ComputerArchitecture

    typicalforHarvardarchitecturetohavefewerinstructionsthanVonNeumann's,andtohaveinstructionsusually
    executedinonecycle.
    MicrocontrollerswithHarvardarchitecturearealsocalledReducedInstructionSetComputer(RISC)
    microcontrollers.MicroprocessorswithVonNeumann'sarchitecturearecalledComplexInstructionSetComputers
    (CISC).

    http://www.electronics.dit.ie/staff/tscarff/architecture/computer_architecture.htm

    2/2

    You might also like