1.1.2 H446 Quiz

Used in digital signal processing and in embedded systems, mobile communication systems, audio, speech and image processing systems

• Von Neumann

• Harvard

____ architecture specifies the basic components of the computer and processor in which a shared memory and data bus is used for both data and instructions.

• Von Neumann

• Harvard

The ____ concept can be defined as follows: machine code instructions are fetched and executed serially by a processor that performs arithmetic and logical operations

• Von Neumann

• Stored program

• Stored instruction

• Central program

• Harvard

Instructions and data are transported on the same bus in both Von Neumann and Harvard architecture

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Harvard architecture can be faster than Von Neumann architecture because data and instructions can be fetched in parallel instead of competing for the same bus

____ architecture specifies the basic comonents of the computer and processor in which a shared memory and data bus is used for both data and instructions.

• Von Neumann

• Harvard

Instructions and data are held in seperate memories

• Von Neumann

• Harvard

Used in conventional processors in PCs, servers

• Von Neumann

• Harvard

MULT is an example of an instruction which may be found in

• RISC

• CISC

Data and programs share the same memory

• Von Neumann

• Harvard