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Computer architecture is the conceptual design and operational structure of a computer system, detailing the requirements and implementation of its components. It includes three main sub-categories: Instruction Set Architecture (ISA), which defines the system's abstract view for programmers; and Micro architecture, which describes the concrete interconnections and operations within the system. These elements focus on the CPU's internal processes and memory access, balancing functional, performance, and cost goals.

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Computer architecture is the conceptual design and operational structure of a computer system, detailing the requirements and implementation of its components. It includes three main sub-categories: Instruction Set Architecture (ISA), which defines the system's abstract view for programmers; and Micro architecture, which describes the concrete interconnections and operations within the system. These elements focus on the CPU's internal processes and memory access, balancing functional, performance, and cost goals.

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Computer Architecture

Computer architecture is conceptual design and fundamental operational structure of a computer


system. It is a blue print description of requirements and design implementation for various parts
of a computer. Focusing largely on the way by which the central processing unit (CPU) performs
internally and access address in memory. It may also define the science and art of selecting
functional, performance and cost goals.

Basic Terminology
Computer architecture comprises of at least three (3) main sub-categories.
Instruction Set Architecture (ISA), is the abstract image of a computing system that id seen by a
machine language or assembly programmer, including the instruction set, memory address
nodes, processor registers, address and data formats.
Micro architecture, also known as computer organization is a lower level more concrete and
detailed description of the system that involves how the content part of the system are
interconnected and how they interoperate in order to implement ISA. The size of a computer
cache for instance is an organizational issue that generally has nothing to do with the ISA.

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