Understanding Processor Architectures

A key characteristic of the Von Neumann architecture, what is?

• Separate memory units for instructions and data

• Shared memory space for instructions and data

• Multiple control units

• Parallel processing

Instructions and data stored, how are, in the Von Neumann architecture?

• In different formats

• In the same format

• In separate memory units

• In a hierarchical structure

Followed by the processor in the Von Neumann architecture, what cycle is?

• Parallel processing cycle

• Fetch-decode-execute cycle

• Instruction pipelining

• Multi-threading cycle

Separate memory units for instructions and data, which architecture uses?

• Von Neumann architecture

• Harvard architecture

• Contemporary architecture

• Quantum architecture

A benefit of the Harvard architecture over the Von Neumann architecture, what is?

• Slower data processing

• Simultaneous reading and writing of data

• Shared memory space

• Single control unit

Use the Harvard architecture, which type of processors do?

• CISC processors

• RISC processors

• Quantum processors

• Neural processors

In which decade, originate did the Von Neumann and Harvard architectures?

• 1920s

• 1930s

• 1940s

• 1950s

A common feature of both Von Neumann and Harvard architectures, what is?

• Use of multiple control units

• Originated in the 1940s

• Use of quantum computing

• Hierarchical memory structure

Known for having a single control unit, which architecture is?

• Harvard architecture

• Von Neumann architecture

• Contemporary architecture

• Quantum architecture

The main advantage of having separate buses for instructions and data in the Harvard architecture, what is?

• Reduced complexity

• Increased processing speed

• Lower power consumption

• Simplified design