Architecture & Organization: Module Introduction

It encompasses all physical aspects of computer systems.

• Computer Operation

• Computer Organization

• Computer Architecture

• Computer Schematics

It helps us to answer the question: How does a computer work?

• Computer Architecture

• Computer Schematics

• Computer Processing

• Computer Organization

It focuses on the structure and behavior of the computer system

• Computer Architecture

• Computer Organization

• Computer Processing

• Computer Schematics

It refers to the logical aspects of system implementation as seen by the programmer.

• Computer Specification

• Computer Architecture

• Computer Organization

• Computer Schematics

It helps us to answer the question: How do I design a computer?

• Computer Schematics

• Computer Organzation

• Computer Architecture

• Computer Specification

The distinction between computer organization and computer architecture is clear-cut.

• True

• False

(a)   can be thought of as an algorithm implemented as an electronic device

What Principle is this?
"Anything that can be done with software can also be done with hardware, and anything that can be done with hardware can also be done with software."

(a)  

At the most basic level, a computer is a device consisting of 3 pieces:

• Processor

• Memory

• I/O Devices

• Expansion Modules

The (a)   is responsible for fetching the program instructions, decoding each instruction that is fetched, and performing the indicated sequence of operations on the correct data.