4.7.1 Internal hardware components of a computer

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Executes program instructions in order to run applications
Processor
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Includes RAM and ROM. Used to store program instructions and data
MainMemory
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Used to transport memory addresses, specifying where the data is to be sent of received from
AddressBus
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Used to send data and instructions to and fro different components of the computer system
DataBus
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Used to carry the control signals that regulate the operation of the computer system
ControlBus
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Pieces of hardware that control the communication between the processor and external hardware devices
I/ODevices
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A type of architecture that uses separate memory locations for data and instructions, thus using separate buses for each
Harvard
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A type of architecture that uses the same memory location for data and instructions, thus the same buses
VonNeumann
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Includes RAM and ROM. Used to store program instructions and data

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MainMemory

Card 3

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Used to transport memory addresses, specifying where the data is to be sent of received from

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Card 4

Front

Used to send data and instructions to and fro different components of the computer system

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Card 5

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Used to carry the control signals that regulate the operation of the computer system

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