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The Von Neumann architecture stores both data and software in RAM, allowing the task to be quickly changed by loading a different program. It uses a control unit to move instructions and data between RAM and the CPU via data buses. The CPU contains an ALU for calculations and registers like the accumulator and program counter.

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Fill in The Gaps: Von Neumann Architecture (Answers)

The Von Neumann architecture stores both data and software in RAM, allowing the task to be quickly changed by loading a different program. It uses a control unit to move instructions and data between RAM and the CPU via data buses. The CPU contains an ALU for calculations and registers like the accumulator and program counter.

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Fill In The Gaps: Von Neumann Architecture (answers)

Use the words in the table below to fill-in-the-gaps in the text. Each word may only be used
once.

SOFTWARE CONTROL CHANGED REGISTERS


BUSES OUTPUT CALCULATIONS ARCHITECTURE
DATA RAM STORED CPU

Von Neumann architecture is where both the data and the software that are currently being

used are stored in computer memory (RAM).  This means that the task a computer is currently

working on can be changed quickly by simply loading a different program into memory.  For this

to happen there needs to be sufficient memory available to hold both programs and data whilst

the program is running. There also needs to be a Control Unit which is responsible for handling

the movement of instructions and data from RAM to the CPU (and for data, back to RAM).  The

data and instructions are carried on data buses.  There must be an Arithmetic Logic Unit which

is responsible for carrying out calculations and logic comparisons.  There also must be registers

which are a special type of very fast memory within the CPU.  The Accumulator is one such

example of a register, others are the Program Counter, the Memory Address Register (MAR)

and Memory Data Register (MDR).  There must also be a way of inputting data into the

computer and a way to output information.

The Von Neumann architecture is also known as the stored program computer.  It is important

to understand that it isn’t an actual computer, rather it is the idea of how a computer could be

built.  

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