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The document discusses the difference between computer architecture and computer organization. Computer architecture describes what a computer does at a high level, while computer organization describes how it works at a low level. Architecture deals with functional behavior and organization deals with structural relationships. Architecture is fixed first when designing a computer, then organization is decided.

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The document discusses the difference between computer architecture and computer organization. Computer architecture describes what a computer does at a high level, while computer organization describes how it works at a low level. Architecture deals with functional behavior and organization deals with structural relationships. Architecture is fixed first when designing a computer, then organization is decided.

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Difference between Computer Architecture and Computer Organization:

S. No. Computer Architecture Computer Organization

1. Architecture describes what the computer does. The Organization describes how it does it.

2. Computer Architecture deals with the functional behavior of computer systems. Computer
Organization deals with a structural relationship.

3. In the above figure, it’s clear that it deals with high-level design issues. In the above figure, it’s
also clear that it deals with low-level design issues.

4. Architecture indicates its hardware. Whereas Organization indicates its performance.

5. As a programmer, you can view architecture as a series of instructions, addressing modes, and
registers. The implementation of the architecture is called organization.

6. For designing a computer, its architecture is fixed first. For designing a computer, an
organization is decided after its architecture.

7. Computer Architecture is also called Instruction Set Architecture (ISA). Computer Organization
is frequently called microarchitecture.

8. Computer Architecture comprises logical functions such as instruction sets, registers, data types,
and addressing modes. Computer Organization consists of physical units like circuit designs, peripherals,
and adders.

9.

The different architectural categories found in our computer systems are as follows:

Von-Neumann Architecture

Harvard Architecture

Instruction Set Architecture

Micro-architecture

System Design

CPU organization is classified into three categories based on the number of address fields:

Organization of a single Accumulator.


Organization of general registers

Stack organization

10. It makes the computer’s hardware visible. It offers details on how well the computer
performs.

11. Architecture coordinates the hardware and software of the system. Computer Organization
handles the segments of the network in a system.

12. The software developer is aware of it. It escapes the software programmer’s detection.

13. Examples- Intel and AMD created the x86 processor. Sun Microsystems and others created the
SPARC processor. Apple, IBM, and Motorola created the PowerPC. Organizational qualities include
hardware elements that are invisible to the programmer, such as interfacing of computer and
peripherals, memory technologies, and control signals.

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