Lesson 1 - Basic Computer Organization
Lesson 1 - Basic Computer Organization
Main Memory
The CPU and Main Memory
Inside the CPU
memory
memory data
address register
register
accumulator
(work
instruction register)
register
program arithmetic
system logic unit
counter clock
FETCH the instruction
1.
WEAKNESS
Address of the next instruction is
transferred from PC to MAR.
2.
The instruction is located in memory.
THREATS
3.
Instruction is copied from memory to
MDR.
DECODE the instruction
WEAKNESS
1.
Instruction is transferred to and
decoded in the IR.
THREATS
OPPORTUNITIES
EXECUTE the instruction
WEAKNESS
1.
Control unit sends signals to
appropriate devices to cause execution
THREATS of the instruction.
OPPORTUNITIES
Types of
Processor
Operations
➢ moving data from memory to
the CPU
➢ moving data from memory to
memory
➢ input and output
Data Movement
Operations
Arithmetic and
Logical Operations
➢ integer arithmetic
➢ comparing two quantities
➢ shifting, rotating bits in a quantity
➢ testing, comparing, and converting bits
➢ starting a program
➢ halting a program
➢ skipping to other instructions
➢ testing data to decide whether to skip
over some instructions
Program Control
The AMD Athlon𝑻𝑴 XP Processor