Von Neumann Architecture

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According to the von Neumann model, _______ are stored in memory.

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data & programs

Front

What does MAR stand for?

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Memory Address Register

Front

The idea developed in 1945 by Von Neumann of a computer holding both programs and the data used by the programs in memory is called the..?

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Stored Program Concept

Front

The small high speed storage areas within the memory and processor are known as..?

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Registers

Front

Which of the following is not a register? Options: CU, MAR, MDR, PC

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CU

Front

The Program Counter

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Stores the address of the next instruction in memory

Front

Memory Address Register (MAR)

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Stores the address of where the next item will be fetched from

Front

Memory Data Register (MDR)

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Stores data fetched from memory, or waiting to be stored in memory

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Accumulator

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Stores the result of arithmetic calculations

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The Control Unit

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Controls the flow of data around the CPU and also decodes instructions