4.7.1 Internal hardware components

4.7.1 Internal hardware components

1. Role and relationship

   • Processor
   • Main memory
   • Address bus
   • Data bus
   • Control bus
   • I/O controllers

2. Communication between components

   • What is a bus?
   • How are address, data & control buses used?

3. Concept of addressable memory

4. Von Neumann vs. Harvard architecture

   • Harvard architecture
     • Where is it used?
   • Von Neumann architecture
     • Where is it used?