System Architecture

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Mind Map on System Architecture, created by Hannah Heathcock on 11/03/2020.
Hannah Heathcock
Mind Map by Hannah Heathcock, updated more than 1 year ago
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System Architecture
  1. Von Neumann
    1. The data and instructions are both stored in the computer's memory
      1. All data is stored in binary digets
        1. This refers to a logical structure,
        2. Registers
          1. Accumulator
            1. The accumulator stores the results of any calculations made by the ALU.
            2. MAR
              1. The Memory Address Register
                1. The MAR stores the location for data currently being executed.
                2. MDR
                  1. Memory Data Register
                    1. The data that has been fetched from or is waiting to be sent to memory.
                    2. PC
                      1. Program Counter
                        1. The register that contains the location of the next instruction needing to be executed.
                      2. CPU Components
                        1. ALU
                          1. Arithmatic Logic Unit
                            1. This carries out all mathematic and logical calculations.
                          2. Control Unit
                            1. The control unit works with the CPU to control the flow of data and instructions
                            2. Cache
                              1. The cache is a small high speed memory in the CPU that stores data from applications that are currently running.
                            3. FDE Cycle
                              1. First, the data is fetched from the RAM
                                1. The computer decodes the instruction.
                                  1. The computer executes (completes) the task.
                                  2. Performance
                                    1. Clock Speed
                                      1. The clock speed is how many FDE cycles the CPU can compleate per second.
                                        1. So, the higher the clock speed, the faster the CPU.
                                        2. It is measured in Heartz (Hz)
                                        3. Cores
                                          1. Each core can complete one FDE cycle at a time so the more cores you heve, the more instructions can be processed at once and the more efficient your computer is.
                                          2. Cache size
                                            1. The bigger the cache, the more programs can run at once, so the faster your CPU is.
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