Introduction to the Von Neumann Architecture

Which of the following is a type of communication bus that is defined in the von Neumann architecture?

Address bus - or - Data Bus

Which of the following components of the von Neumann architecture is part of a modern day central processing unit (CPU)?

Arithmetic logic unit - or - Registers - or - Cache

Which of the following was a computing device that was developed before the von Neumann architecture was published?

EDVAC - or - UNIVAC - or - Atanasoff-Berry Computer

Which of the following statements is correct about memory as per the von Neumann architecture?

Each cell in the memory has an address associated with it. - or - Memory is virtually divided into fixed length cells - or - Both instructions and data share the same address space

Which of the following is a factor that designers of computer systems try to minimize?

Heat - or - Cost - or - Power Consumption

Which of the following is true about a system clock?

The speeds of system clocks have been fixed to address heat dissipation issues. - or - Instructions are processed at the rising, falling, or both edges of the system clock

Which of the following is a function of a control unit?

Communicating with hardware over the control bus - or - Sending control signals to various components - or - Decoding instructions - or - Fetching instructions

Which of the following is a key component of the von Neumann architecture?

Input devices - or - Arithmetic logic unit (ALU) - or - Output devices - or - Control Unit

Which of the following is not an example of an input device?

Monitor - or - Printer - or - Speaker

The von Neumann architecture is also known as the

Princeton architecture

Which of the following is a key attribute that can be associated with the von Neumann architecture?

Stored Program - or - Electronic device - or - Shared Memory

Which of the following is an advantage of the von Neumann architecture?

Storing both instructions and memory reduces the level of effort in the execution of programs. - or - One computer can execute multiple stored programs - or - Reprogramming the computer for a new algorithm is easier and more straightforward

Which of the following is the main difference between fourth and third-generation digital electronic devices?

The use of general-purpose computers, such as desktops and laptops, became common in the fourth generation - or - Fourth-generation devices use very-large-scale integration (VLSI) techniques for transistor miniaturization - or - High-level programming languages, such as C++, Java, and C#, are attributed to fourth generation computing

Which of the following statements is true about the von Neumann architecture?

The von Neumann architecture is also known as the Princeton architecture - or - The first draft was developed in 1945

Common business-oriented language (COBOL) and Pascal are _____-generation programming languages.

third