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(Heavily Summarized) Attributes of a system visible to a programmer. For example, instruction sets, bits, data types, input/output, etc.
MULTIPLY, ADD, SUB: Instructions |
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Operational units and their interconnections.
Hardware Details, Control Signals, Memory, etc. |
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-Input/Output-
Moves Data from External to Internal and vice versa |
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-Central Processing Unit-
Controls the operations of the computer. (AKA the processor) |
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| Internal Storage of the CPU |
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-Arithmetic and Logic Unit-
Performs the computer's data processing functions |
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| (In the CPU) Control Unit |
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| Operation of the CPU and handles the sequence logic, control unit registers, decoders, and controls memory |
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| System Bus and Internal Busses |
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| Communicates with the different components. Acts as the "Train Tracks" for the data ("Train") |
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