Computer Architecture

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Computer Architecture The processor, system bus and main memory are called the CPU (central processing unit)

Moore's Law + Microprocessing An observation made by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore in 1965.

He noticed that the number of transistors per square inch on integrated circuits had doubled every year since their invention.

A Microprocessor is an integrated circuit that contains all the functions of a central processing unit of a computer.

Catching the Buses There are 3 different types of Bus:

Address Bus Control Bus Data Bus