July 2020

Von Neumann Architecture

John Von Neumann, a polymath who contributed to various field, proposed the Von Neumann architecture in the year 1945. It is based on Stored Program Concept. Computers like workstations, laptops and desktops we use today are based on this architecture. The Architecture It has three building blocks. The Memory I/O devices The CPU The Memory […]

Stored Program and Fixed Program Computers

Beginner, Concepts / Soundar Rajan

Like anything in this world, the laws of evolution are also applicable to computers. Computers have evolved from being based on fixed program concept to stored program concept. In this short topic, let’s talk about stored program and fixed program computers. Fixed-Program Computers As mentioned in above section, early computers followed Fixed-Program Concept where it

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Von Neumann Architecture

Stored Program and Fixed Program Computers

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